Sharon Colyear

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Sharon Colyear (married Danville; born April 22, 1955 in Manchester ) is a former British sprinter and hurdler .

In 1974 she retired from the European Athletics Championships in Rome over 200 m in the semifinals.

At the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976 it reached about 100 m the quarter-finals and 100m hurdles semi-final. In the 4 x 100 meter relay she came in eighth place with the British team.

In 1977 she was sixth over 60 m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in San Sebastián . The following year she won bronze over 100 m hurdles and gold in the 4 x 100 meter relay for England starting at the Commonwealth Games in 1978 in Edmonton . At the European Championships in Prague , she was eliminated over 100 m hurdles in the semi-finals and won silver with the British 4 x 100 meter relay.

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she reached the semi-finals over 100 m hurdles .

In 1976 and 1978 she was the English champion over 100 m hurdles and in 1971 over 200 m hurdles. In 1974 she became English indoor champion over 400 m and in 1979 in the long jump .

Personal best

  • 60 m (hall): 7.34 s, February 9, 1977, Genoa
  • 100 m: 11.35 s, 20 August 1977, London (hand-stopped: 11.2 s, 25 June 1977, Tel Aviv )
  • 200 m: 23.40 s, 9 September 1977, London (hand-stopped: 23.3 s, 30 June 1974, Warsaw )
    • Hall: 24.0 s, February 28, 1981, Boston
  • 400 m: 55.4 s, 1971
    • Halle: 55.1 s, 1981
  • 60 m hurdles (hall): 8.21 s, March 13, 1981, Pocatello
  • 100 m hurdles: 13.11 s, June 22, 1976, Bydgoszcz
  • 200 m hurdles: 26.68 s, July 16, 1971, London
  • 400 m hurdles : 57.55 s, May 8, 1981, State College
  • Long jump: 6.44 m, June 15, 1977, Berlin
    • Hall: 6.15 m, January 13, 1979, Cosford

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personal data
SURNAME Colyear, Sharon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Danville, Sharon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sprinter and hurdler
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester