Lynsey Sharp

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lynsey Sharp
Occupation	Middle-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	Jul 11, 1990(1990-07-11)
Age	34
Birthplace	Dumfries
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Cancer

Lynsey Sharp Biography

Lynsey Sharp is one of the most popular and richest Middle-Distance Runner who was born on July 11, 1990 in Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lynsey Sharp was a Dumfries native and grew up in the nearby Lochmaben. She is the daughter former Scottish athletes Cameron Sharp (nee Lightfoot) and Carol Sharp (nee Sharp). Her father won a European silver medal in the 200m in 1982 and she competed at 1980 Olympic Games. Her mother, Carol Sharp (nee Lightfoot), has an 800m record of 2:02.91. She competed at 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Sharp attended The Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh. Sharp graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a 2:1 degree in Law (LLB), in 2012, just weeks before she competed in the London Olympics. According to her, she was inspired by her father’s case for medical negligence after he suffered permanent injuries in a car accident. She also loves Rangers, the Scottish Premiership side.

Due to rule changes, athletes with testosterone levels previously exceeding World Athletics limits for female athletes were allowed to compete as females. Sharp finished sixth in the 800 metres final at the 2016 Rio Olympics, improving her own Scottish record to 1:57.69. Following the race, Sharp broke into tears and said that “it was difficult to compete against Caster Semenya and other hyperandrogenic athletes after the rule to suppress testosterone levels was overturned.” Sharp was criticised in the media when she appeared to ignore Semenya post-race while embracing fellow runners Joanna Jóźwik and Melissa Bishop. Sharp has since defended her comments, saying on Twitter that:

Sharp ran 1:58.80 in the 800 metres at the Athletissima Lausanne Diamond League race in July 2017, then later in the month ran a season’s best of 1:58.01 at the Herculis Monaco Diamond League. Three weeks later at the 2017 World Championships in London, she reached the 800 m final, finishing eighth in 1:58.98.

Sharp won the 800m in a surprise win at the UK Championships and Olympic trials in June 2012. Olympic qualifying rules stipulated that three athletes could be sent to an event if they have achieved the A standard or one who has the B standard. Sharp only had the standard of B, but four other British women were eligible for the A standard. Sharp was also able to send Jenny Meadows, an injured Jenny Meadows, and three British athletes that Sharp had defeated at the Olympic trials. Sharp won the silver medal at the European Championships in Helsinki a week later with a personal record of 2:00.52. This time was still not within the A standard. After abnormalities in Elena Arzhakova’s biological passport were discovered, this would be made to gold. Arzhakova lost both her European title 2012 and European U23 title 2011. Sharp was selected by the selectors, leaving behind Meadows and Marilyn Okoro. She ran 2:01.41 in her Olympic heat to qualify for the semi finals. She finished seventh in 2:01.78 and did not reach the final.

Lynsey Sharp Net Worth

Lynsey Sharp is one of the richest Middle-Distance Runner from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lynsey Sharp 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lynsey Sharp, a British track and cross-country athlete, was born 11 July

1990. She competes in 800m. She was the 2012 European champion, representing Great Britain at London’s 2012 Olympic Games. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won a silver medal. Her personal best time is 1:57.69. This was the third fastest time over 800m by any British woman and it was set in Rio de Janeiro’s final Olympic Games 2016.

Sharp was a teenager who competed in the IAAF World Youth Championships as well as the IAAF World Junior Championships. Sharp improved her 800 m personal record by nearly four seconds in 2011. She lowered her personal best from 2:04.44 to 2:02.48 in Watford and 2:01:98 at Prague. In July, she improved to 2:00.65 at the European U23 Championships Ostrava. This earned her a bronze medal. Due to Elena Arzhakova’s 2013 disqualification, this would be elevated to silver.

At the end of the 2013 season, Sharp had surgery on her ankle as it had become infected. This resulted in her competing throughout the 2014 season against medical advice with an open wound in her foot. In July 2014, Sharp ran under two minutes in the 800 m for the first time, running 1:59.67 at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. In August, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, she ran 2:01.34 to win a silver medal in the 800 m. The race was won by 2013 World champion Eunice Sum. The night before the Commonwealth 800 m final, Sharp suffered stomach cramps and sickness and had to be placed on a drip at the Poly-clinic at the Athletes’ Village until 5:30 am on the morning of the race. Sharp’s performance was hailed as “a miracle run”. Two weeks after the Commonwealth Games, she won a silver medal at the European Championships in Zürich in a time of 1:58.80, breaking Susan Scott’s Scottish record of 1:59.02 and moving to eighth on the UK all-time list. The race was won by Maryna Arzamasava of Belarus in 1:58.15.

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Who is Lynsey Sharp Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Lynsey Ranked on the list of most popular Middle-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lynsey Sharp celebrates birthday on July 11 of every year.

Where is Lynsey Sharp?

Sharp lives with fellow Scottish athlete Andrew Butchart in San Diego, US. In October 2019, it was reported that the couple had become engaged.

Has Lynsey Sharp retired?

The 30-year-old has not competed since 2019 , when she survived a cancer scare.

Is Caster Semenya a father?

Semenya married her long-term partner, Violet Raseboya , in December 2015. They revealed that Violet Raseboya gave birth to their daughter in 2020.

What did Lynsey Sharp say about caster Semenya?

Lynsey Sharp interview: ‘ I’ve received death threats about Caster Semenya, but people think I’ve said worse than I have ‘

Is Caster Semenya allowed to compete?

Under the rules, Semenya and other female athletes who refuse to lower their naturally high testosterone levels are barred from competing in races from 400 meters to 1 mile.