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Lynsey Sharp was born on 11 July, 1990 in Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom, is a British track and field athlete. Discover Lynsey Sharp's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 33 years old?

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Age 33 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 11 July 1990
Birthday 11 July
Birthplace Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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Lynsey Sharp Height, Weight & Measurements

At 33 years old, Lynsey Sharp height is 1.74m and Weight 59 kg (2014).

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Height 1.74m
Weight 59 kg (2014)
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Dating & Relationship status

She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

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Lynsey Sharp Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lynsey Sharp worth at the age of 33 years old? Lynsey Sharp’s income source is mostly from being a successful athlete. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Lynsey Sharp's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Timeline

1982

Her father won a 1982 European silver medal in the 200 m and competed at the 1980 Olympic Games, while her mother has an 800 m best of 2:02.91 and competed at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Sharp went to The Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh.

1990

Lynsey Sharp (born 11 July 1990) is a former Scottish track and field athlete who competed in the 800 metres.

2011

In 2011, she improved her 800 m personal best by almost four seconds.

In June, she took her best down from 2:04.44, to 2:02.48 in Watford then 2:01:98 in Prague.

Then in July, at the European U23 Championships in Ostrava, she further improved to 2:00.65, to win a bronze medal.

2012

She is the 2012 European champion and represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

She graduated with a 2:1 in Law (LLB) from Edinburgh Napier University in 2012 a few weeks before competing in the London Olympics.

She has said she was inspired to study law after her father fought a medical negligence case following permanent injuries he sustained in a road crash.

She is also a fan of Scottish Premiership side Rangers.

Sharp lives with fellow Scottish athlete Andrew Butchart in San Diego, US.

In June 2012, at the UK Championships & Olympic trials, Sharp was a surprise winner of the 800 metres.

Olympic qualifying rules stated that a country could send three athletes in an event provided they had achieved the A standard, or one athlete who had the B standard.

Sharp only had the B standard, while four other British women had the A standard: an injured Jenny Meadows and three athletes who Sharp had defeated at the Olympic trials.

A week after the trials, Sharp won a silver medal at the European Championships in Helsinki with a personal best of 2:00.52, a time that was still outside the A standard.

(This would be upgraded to gold the following year, after abnormalities were found in Elena Arzhakova's biological passport. Arzhakova was stripped of both her 2012 European title and 2011 European U23 title.) The selectors decided to select Sharp and leave behind athletes including Meadows and Marilyn Okoro.

At the Olympics, she ran 2:01.41 in her heat to qualify for the semi-finals, where she finished seventh in 2:01.78, failing to reach the final.

2013

This would be upgraded to silver due to the 2013 disqualification of Elena Arzhakova.

At the end of the 2013 season, Sharp had surgery on her ankle as it had become infected.

2014

She won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

This resulted in her competing throughout the 2014 season against medical advice with an open wound in her foot.

In July 2014, Sharp ran under two minutes in the 800 m for the first time, running 1:59.67 at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne.

In August, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, she ran 2:01.34 to win a silver medal in the 800 m. The race was won by 2013 World champion Eunice Sum.

The night before the Commonwealth 800 m final, Sharp suffered stomach cramps and sickness and had to be placed on a drip at the Poly-clinic at the Athletes' Village until 5:30 am on the morning of the race.

Sharp's performance was hailed as "a miracle run".

Two weeks after the Commonwealth Games, she won a silver medal at the European Championships in Zürich in a time of 1:58.80, breaking Susan Scott's Scottish record of 1:59.02 and moving to eighth on the UK all-time list.

The race was won by Maryna Arzamasava of Belarus in 1:58.15.

2016

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.

Lynsey Sharp was born in Dumfries, Scotland and lived her early life in nearby Lochmaben.

She is the daughter of former Scottish athletes Cameron Sharp and Carol Sharp (née Lightfoot).

Sharp finished sixth in the 800 metres final at the 2016 Rio Olympics, improving her own Scottish record to 1:57.69.

Following the race, Sharp broke into tears and said that "it was difficult to compete against Caster Semenya and other hyperandrogenic athletes after the rule to suppress testosterone levels was overturned."

Sharp was criticised in the media when she appeared to ignore Semenya post-race while embracing fellow runners Joanna Jóźwik and Melissa Bishop.

Sharp has since defended her comments, saying on Twitter that:

"I have a tremendous amount of respect for Caster. She is someone who I talk to regularly on the circuit... When asked on live TV, I felt I gave an honest and diplomatic response."

Sharp had previously claimed that "there were obvious athletes with heightened testosterone" and that there were "two separate races being run."

2017

Sharp ran 1:58.80 in the 800 metres at the Athletissima Lausanne Diamond League race in July 2017, then later in the month ran a season's best of 1:58.01 at the Herculis Monaco Diamond League.

2019

In October 2019, it was reported that the couple had become engaged.

The couple have a son, Max, born in October 2021.

As a teenager, Sharp competed at the IAAF World Youth Championships and IAAF World Junior Championships.