Cameron Sharp

Who is Cameron Sharp?

Robert Cameron Sharp is a Scottish former sprinter. In 1975 he won the Scottish schoolboys 100 and 200 championships.

In 1978 he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in the 4 x 100 m relay. Alongside David Jenkins, Allan Wells, and Andrew McMaster.

He went on to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow in the 100m, 200m where he reached the semi finals of both sprints, and was a member of the 4 x 100 m relay where the U.K. finished 4th in the final in a new British record.

He took the silver medal in the 200 m at the European Championships in Athens in 1982, narrowly losing the Gold to East German sprinter Olaf Prenzler, but beating another top East German into bronze. Sharp also finishing 4th in the 100 metres final, again narrowly missing out on a 2nd medal at these championships.

He went on to compete in the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games picking up 3 bronze medals,in the 100/200,and 4x100 relay, where he again beat off top quality sprinters to secure the medals in all 3 sprints.

He also competed at the world championships in Helsinki in 1983, and again reached the semi finals of both the sprints, narrowly missing out in places of the finals.