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Sheila Sherwood

1945 - Today

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Sheila Hilary Sherwood née Parkin (22 October 1945) is a former international long jumper who won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, and a gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympic Games (1964, 1968 and 1972) and had a career best distance of 6.73 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sheila Sherwood is the 2,997th most popular athlete (up from 3,201st in 2024), the 6,637th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,727th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sheila Sherwood ranks 2,997 out of 6,025. Before her are Adriana Bazon, Štěpánka Hilgertová, Amar Benikhlef, Dilshod Nazarov, Attila Ábrahám, and Nikolay Gulyayev. After her are Heike Singer, Seo Hyang-soon, David Rudisha, Luke Kibet, Su Bingtian, and Sergei Alifirenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Sheila Sherwood ranks 677. Before her are David Dukes, Madhavrao Scindia, John Garamendi, Sandy Berger, Liam O'Flynn, and Stella Obasanjo. After her are Catherine Burns, Bob Ludwig, Jim Doyle, Allan Stone, Anne Waldman, and Harriet Miers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sheila Sherwood ranks 6,639 out of 8,785. Before her are Rob Edwards (1982), Jack O'Connell (1990), Robert Lindsay (1949), Simon Curtis (1960), Dalian Atkinson (1968), and Dan Wheldon (1978). After her are Jack Hendry (1995), Samantha Bentley (1987), Tom Robinson (1950), Ruth Gemmell (1967), Phil O'Donnell (1972), and Lee Ryan (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Sheila Sherwood ranks 122. Before her are Steve Redgrave (1962), Derek Redmond (1965), Kim Tae-gyun (null), Jonny Brownlee (1990), Brendan Foster (1948), and Josh Kerr (1997). After her are Jo Pavey (1973), Simmone Jacobs (1966), Andrew Triggs Hodge (1979), David Broome (1940), Gary Anderson (1970), and Lizzy Yarnold (1988).

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