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'''David Sharpe''' (born July 8, 1967) is a former [[Great Britain|British]] middle distance runner who won a silver medal at the [[1990 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]] in Split 1990 over [[800 m]]. In 1988 he won the [[1988 European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]] and in 1992 he came first in the 800 m race at the World Cup in Havana. In 1992 Sharpe won the B-race in Zurich in a personal best of 1:43.98 min.
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'''David Sharpe''' (born 8 July 1967) is a former [[Great Britain|British]] middle-distance runner who won a silver medal at the [[1990 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]] in Split 1990 over [[800 m]]. In 1988 he won the [[1988 European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]] and in 1992 he came first in the 800 m race at the World Cup in Havana. In 1992 Sharpe won the B-race in Zurich in a personal best of 1:43.98 min.


==International competitions==
==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR}}
!colspan="6"|Representing the {{GBR2}}
|-
|-
|1986
|rowspan=3|1986
|[[World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|[[Madrid, Spain]]
|16th (h)
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|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|800 m
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|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics|800 m]]
|[[1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres|1:53.93]]
|1:48.32
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
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|bgcolor=gold|1st
|800m
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|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres|1:48.32]]
|-
|5th
|1500m
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:46.94]]
|-
|1988
|[[1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|800 m
|[[1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres|1:49.17]]
|-
|1990
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Split (city)|Split]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|800m
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres|1:45.59]]
|-
|1992
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|800 m
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup results#800 m|1:46.06]]
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
*{{World Athletics}}
*{{iaaf name|id=2622|name=David Sharpe}}


{{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions 800m Men}}
{{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions 800m Men}}
{{Footer UK NC 800 Metres Men}}
{{Footer World Junior Champions men's 800 metres}}

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[[Category:British middle distance runners]]
[[Category:English male middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:British male middle-distance runners]]
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[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:World Athletics U20 Championships winners]]




Latest revision as of 05:07, 10 June 2024

For other uses, see David Sharpe.

David Sharpe (born 8 July 1967) is a former British middle-distance runner who won a silver medal at the European Championships in Split 1990 over 800 m. In 1988 he won the European Indoor Championships and in 1992 he came first in the 800 m race at the World Cup in Havana. In 1992 Sharpe won the B-race in Zurich in a personal best of 1:43.98 min.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Great Britain
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 16th (h) 800 m 1:53.93
World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 1st 800m 1:48.32
5th 1500m 3:46.94
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 800 m 1:49.17
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 2nd 800m 1:45.59
1992 World Cup Havana, Cuba 1st 800 m 1:46.06

References

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