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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

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
	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	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

David Sharpe at World Athletics

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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.He loves chocolate hobnobs and has been spotted driving the wrong way up a one way street on several occasions in the past twenty years.
+'''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.
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