Lynsey Sharp

British track and field athlete

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Lynsey Sharp is a former Scottish track and field athlete who competed in the 800 metres. She is the 2012 European champion and represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Her personal best is 1:57.69, the seventh fastest time over 800m by a British woman, set in the final of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Sharp take on Semenya criticism, madcap medals & doping Lynsey Sharp responds to criticism from Caster Semenya and looks back on her "madcap" athletics career with BBC Scotland's Tom English. BBC Sport - Published on May 2, 2024
Athletics 'was not a career anymore' for Sharp Former 800m European champion Lynsey Sharp has retired from athletics, saying she has "given it everything I'm willing to give mentally, physically and financially". BBC Sport - Published on December 14, 2023
Former European champion Sharp retires Former 800m European champion Lynsey Sharp retires from professional athletics, saying she has "given it everything I'm willing to give; mentally, physically and financially". BBC Sport - Published on December 13, 2023

Sharp wins on comeback from injury and child birth Two-time Olympian Lynsey Sharp raced for the first time in more than three years as she makes her comeback from injury and child birth. BBC Sport - Published on January 7, 2023