| Sharon Gibson | |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Mapperley, England |
| Sport: | Athletics |
Sharon Angela Gibson (born 31 December 1961) is an English former athlete who competed in the women's javelin throw event during her career.[1]
Gibson twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. Gibson was affiliated with the Notts Athletic Club. She represented England in the javelin event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] Eight years later she represented England in the javelin again and finished fourth, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] A further four years later and at her third Commonwealth games she finally won a medal when winning the bronze at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada.[4]
| Representing the and | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 7th | 49.56 m | ||
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 9th | 59.66 m | ||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 25th (q) | 56.00 m | ||
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 4th | 57.26 m | ||
| Split, Yugoslavia | 15th (q) | 55.98 m | ||||
| 1994 | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | 53.82 m | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | 58.20 m | |||
| (q) indicates overall position in qualifying round | ||||||