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Sharon Colyear

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After several quiet seasons and now competing as Sharon Danville, she ran 13.66 to finish third in the 100m hurdles at the 1983 UK Championships behind Shirley Strong and Pat Rollo. She earned selection for the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, where she ran 13.46 in her 100m hurdles heat to qualify for
240:. A month later at the 1978 European Championships, she won a silver medal for Great Britain in the relay with the same three teammates. In the 100m hurdles, she ran 13.23 secs in her heat to qualify for the semis, where she ran 13.25, missing the final by one place. 602: 607: 597: 213:
in the 100m, running 11.39. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, she ran 13.18 in her heat to qualify for the 100m hurdles semifinals, where she was eliminated in 17.32. She also finished second to
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On 22 June 1976, Colyear achieved her lifetime best in the 100m hurdles with 13.11 secs in Poland. She then won the AAAs 100m hurdles title, ahead of
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the semifinals, where she improved to 13.35 for fifth in the second semi, missing the final by one place.
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Colyear won her second AAAs 100m hurdles title in 1978, running 13.51 to defeat
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
65: 130: 623:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England 217:in the AAAs 100m final in 1977, running 11.35. 111: 618:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England 21: 8: 613:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics 251: 154:, born 22 April 1955) is a British former 628:Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games 82: 36: 443: 162:. She represented Great Britain at the 20: 7: 452:"AAAs Junior Championships (women)" 593:Olympic athletes for Great Britain 14: 289: 277: 170:. She won a bronze medal in the 129: 110: 86: 64: 40: 399: 352: 1: 502:"AAAs Championships (women)" 477:"All-time list 100m hurdles" 363: 16:British sprinter and hurdler 184:1978 European Championships 644: 248:International competitions 382: 377: 374: 346: 341: 338: 310: 305: 302: 274: 269: 266: 263: 260: 257: 254: 168:1984 Los Angeles Olympics 100: 54: 26: 588:British female sprinters 583:English female sprinters 578:British female hurdlers 573:English female hurdlers 176:1978 Commonwealth Games 379:European Championships 164:1976 Montreal Olympics 57:European Championships 180:4 x 100 metres relay 343:Commonwealth Games 172:100 metres hurdles 103:Commonwealth Games 435: 434: 386:, Cxechoslovakia 145: 144: 635: 547: 546: 544: 542: 537:on 17 April 2020 533:. Archived from 531:Sports Reference 527:"Sharon Colyear" 523: 517: 516: 514: 512: 498: 492: 491: 489: 487: 473: 467: 466: 464: 462: 448: 422:, United States 403:4 × 100 m relay 367:4 × 100 m relay 331:4 × 100 m relay 295: 293: 292: 283: 281: 280: 252: 138: 133: 132: 121: 114: 113: 105: 96: 92: 90: 89: 75: 68: 67: 59: 50: 46: 44: 43: 32: 643: 642: 638: 637: 636: 634: 633: 632: 553: 552: 551: 550: 540: 538: 525: 524: 520: 510: 508: 500: 499: 495: 485: 483: 475: 474: 470: 460: 458: 450: 449: 445: 440: 290: 288: 278: 276: 250: 234:Kathy Smallwood 192: 178:, while in the 148:Sharon Danville 136: 124:4 x 100m relay 117: 101: 87: 85: 84: 78:4 x 100m relay 71: 55: 41: 39: 38: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 641: 639: 631: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 555: 554: 549: 548: 518: 493: 468: 442: 441: 439: 436: 433: 432: 429: 428:100 m hurdles 426: 423: 417: 412: 408: 407: 404: 401: 397: 396: 393: 392:100 m hurdles 390: 387: 381: 376: 372: 371: 368: 365: 361: 360: 357: 356:100 m hurdles 354: 351: 345: 340: 336: 335: 332: 329: 325: 324: 321: 320:100 m hurdles 318: 315: 309: 304: 300: 299: 272: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 256: 249: 246: 238:Sonia Lannaman 222:Shirley Strong 215:Sonia Lannaman 191: 188: 143: 142: 139: 134: 126: 125: 122: 115: 107: 106: 98: 97: 80: 79: 76: 69: 61: 60: 52: 51: 34: 33: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 640: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 568:Living people 566: 564: 561: 560: 558: 536: 532: 528: 522: 519: 507: 506:GBR athletics 503: 497: 494: 482: 478: 472: 469: 457: 456:GBR athletics 453: 447: 444: 437: 430: 427: 424: 421: 418: 416: 415:Olympic Games 413: 410: 409: 405: 402: 398: 394: 391: 388: 385: 380: 373: 369: 366: 362: 358: 355: 349: 344: 337: 333: 330: 327: 326: 322: 319: 316: 313: 308: 307:Olympic Games 301: 298: 286: 285:Great Britain 275:Representing 273: 253: 247: 245: 241: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 218: 216: 212: 208: 203: 201: 197: 189: 187: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 141:100m hurdles 140: 137:1978 Edmonton 135: 128: 127: 123: 120: 119:1978 Edmonton 116: 109: 108: 104: 99: 95: 83:Representing 81: 77: 74: 70: 63: 62: 58: 53: 49: 48:Great Britain 37:Representing 35: 31: 25: 22:Medal record 19: 539:. Retrieved 535:the original 530: 521: 509:. Retrieved 505: 496: 484:. Retrieved 480: 471: 459:. Retrieved 455: 446: 242: 226:Lorna Boothe 219: 211:Andrea Lynch 204: 193: 151: 147: 146: 18: 563:1955 births 481:Power of 10 425:semifinals 420:Los Angeles 389:semifinals 317:semifinals 258:Competition 230:Bev Goddard 207:Judy Vernon 166:and at the 73:1978 Prague 557:Categories 438:References 359:13.17 (w) 196:Manchester 350:, Canada 314:, Canada 30:athletics 541:27 April 511:27 April 486:27 April 461:27 April 348:Edmonton 312:Montreal 264:Position 194:Born in 156:sprinter 28:Women's 297:England 200:England 174:at the 160:hurdler 152:Colyear 94:England 431:13.35 406:42.72 395:13.25 384:Prague 370:43.70 334:43.79 323:17.32 294:  282:  270:Notes 190:Career 91:  45:  411:1984 375:1978 339:1978 303:1976 267:Event 261:Venue 150:(nÊe 543:2017 513:2017 488:2017 463:2017 400:2nd 364:1st 353:3rd 328:8th 255:Year 236:and 158:and 559:: 529:. 504:. 479:. 454:. 287:/ 232:, 198:, 186:. 545:. 515:. 490:. 465:.

Index

athletics
Great Britain
European Championships
1978 Prague
England
Commonwealth Games
1978 Edmonton
sprinter
hurdler
1976 Montreal Olympics
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
100 metres hurdles
1978 Commonwealth Games
4 x 100 metres relay
1978 European Championships
Manchester
England
Judy Vernon
Andrea Lynch
Sonia Lannaman
Shirley Strong
Lorna Boothe
Bev Goddard
Kathy Smallwood
Sonia Lannaman
Great Britain
England
Olympic Games
Montreal
Commonwealth Games

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