William Sharman
British hurdler (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
![]() Sharman at the 2010 Josef Odložil Memorial in Prague | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1984-09-12) 12 September 1984 (age 39) Lagos, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 110 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 110 m hurdles 13.16 s (European Championships)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Initially coached by John Anderson, he was a timekeeper for the UK television series Gladiators. He is also a classically trained pianist and holds two university degrees.[citation needed]