William Sharman
- January 5, 2024
- Hurdler
Quick Facts
| Full Name | William Sharman |
| Occupation | Hurdler |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 12, 1984(1984-09-12) |
| Age | 40 |
| Birthplace | Lagos |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Birth City | Lagos State |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
William Sharman Biography
| Name | William Sharman |
| Birthday | Sep 12 |
| Birth Year | 1984 |
| Place Of Birth | Lagos |
| Home Town | Lagos State |
| Birth Country | Nigeria |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Spouse | Lyna Sharman |
William Sharman is one of the most popular and richest Hurdler who was born on September 12, 1984 in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. British hurdler with a specialization in 100-meter hurdles. He has been awarded silver medals at the European Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games. He was the highest-ranked British athlete of his age at both the decathlon and 110 meters hurdles.
Both he and He and Sally Gunnell are both famous English hurdlers. are both well-known English hurdlers.
William “Will” Sharman (born 12 September 1984) is a British athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He started his career as a junior high jumper and decathlete, but focused entirely on hurdling after a shoulder injury. He made his international debut for Great Britain at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and went on to compete at the 2007 Summer Universiade. Sharman came to prominence in 2009, after he significantly improved upon his previous personal best and finished fourth in the 110 metres hurdles final at the 2009 World Championships. This would be the first of three consecutive appearances in the World Championship final, he’s since finished fifth in both the 2011 and 2013 finals.
His first experiences of track and field competition were as a junior high jumper and John Anderson, the referee for the UK television series Gladiators and coach of former world record holder Dave Moorcroft, urged him to focus on athletics. Training at Corby Athletics Club, he began competing in the decathlon and 110 metres hurdles and he became the No. 1 ranked under-20 British athlete in both disciplines. At the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) under-20s championships in 2003, he won the decathlon. His first major junior competition was the 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships, where he finished fifth in the 110 m hurdles final. He competed at the 2004 AAA meeting and finished third in the hurdles, behind Robert Newton and Paul Gray. At the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships, Sharman was just outside the medals with a fourth-place finish. A shoulder injury that year had impaired his javelin throwing ability and he made the decision to abandon the decathlon to focus solely on hurdling.
David Sharman, his father David Sharman, played in the rugby union of Northampton Saints.
William Sharman Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Hurdler |
| House | Living in own house. |
William Sharman is one of the richest Hurdler from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Sharman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was an assistant timekeeper for the British television show “Gladiators.”
He has been classically trained in piano and performs the cornet.
Sharman was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 12 September 1984 but his family moved shortly after to the United Kingdom and he grew up in Corby, Northamptonshire.
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Who is William Sharman Dating?
According to our records, William Sharman married to Lyna Sharman. As of December 1, 2023, William Sharman’s is not dating anyone.
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At the British trials for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he finished fourth with a disappointing 14.08 seconds, making selection seem unlikely. However, he was a last-minute call up for the British team: he was not included in the original line-up but he set a new personal best of 13.44 seconds in Loughborough in July, making the “A” qualification standard for the event.
Facts & Trivia
William Ranked on the list of most popular Hurdler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. William Sharman celebrates birthday on September 12 of every year.
He appeared in the BBC Horizon documentary “The Truth About Exercise” in 2011.