Lynsey SHARP (11.07.90) Edinburgh Southern Harriers, Edinburgh
Championship Record:
European 2012 800 (1st),
Olympics 2012 800 (sf), European 2014 800 (2nd), World 2015 800 (sf), World Indoors 2016 800 (ht), Olympics 2016 800 (6th), World 2017 800 (8th), European 2018 800 (6th), World 2019 800 (ht); Commonwealth 2014 800 (2nd), Commonwealth 2018 800 (ht), 4×400 (6th).
Great Britain: 1st 800 2012, 2014, 2015, 2nd 800 2016, 2019, 3rd 800 2017; 2nd 800 Indoors 2016.
Scottish: 2nd 800 2008, 3rd 400 2007, 2010; 2nd 400 Indoors 2007;
Scottish Junior 800m Indoor gold medals: under-15 in 2003; under-17 in 2006; and under-20 in 2007 and 2008. She also won under-15 300m gold in 2005. In the Scottish Schools Indoors, she won the under-16 800m title in 2004; over-16 800m in 2006.
Daughter of Cameron Sharp and Carol Lightfoot/Sharp; sister of Carly Sharp.
Personal Best: 800m: 1.57.61 (2016)
First in the annual Scottish top ten ranking lists for 800m in: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016. 2017.
Voted ‘Athlete of the Year’ in the annual Scottish Athletics awards in 2011 and 2012.
Six Scottish Senior International Track appearances:
2007 223 v Ireland and Wales Mixed Medley Relay 1st 3:45.45. Scotland won the match.
2011 238 Loughborough (v England, Wales and three other teams) 800m 1st 2:06.26
2012 241 Loughborough 4x400m 1st 3:34.24
2014 248 Commonwealth Games 800m 2nd 2:01.34
2015 251 Loughborough 4x400m 2nd 3:38.01
2018 257 Commonwealth Games 800m 4th heat 3 2:01.33
4x400m 6th 3:29.18
Scottish Short Course Cross-Country Championships:
In 2011, Edinburgh AC (with Lynsey Sharp) won team silver medals.
Scottish Cross-Country Relay Championships:
In 2007, Edinburgh Southern Harriers (with Lynsey Sharp) won team gold medals in the Young Athletes Female (under-17) age group.
East District Cross-Country Relays:
In 2006, ESH (with Lynsey) won team gold medals in the ‘Young Females’ category.
Lynsey Sharp’s Power of 10 profile makes excellent reading:
“Lynsey in 2012 was the first Briton to win the European 800m title since Lillian Board, forty-three years years earlier.
She has run below 2 minutes for the distance on 35 occasions.
Won six National titles – three British senior, one English under-23 and two English under-15.”
Note how many championships she has competed in, as a young athlete as well as a senior!
Lynsey’s Wikipedia Page is also very informative, especially about her pre-Senior athletics achievements.