Sharron Davies competed in three Olympic Games over three decades, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
20 Facts About Sharron Davies
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Sharron Davies competed in the international community spanning over 20 years.
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In 2005, Sharron Davies supported the British Olympic bid by profile-raising and appearing as spokesperson on BBC's Question Time where she made a strong case for bringing the games to London for 2012.
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Sharron Davies is a current patron of the Disabled Sport England and SportsAid.
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Sharron Davies was born in Plymouth, Devon, and grew up in Plymouth and Plymstock.
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Sharron Davies attended Plymstock Comprehensive School and the private school Kelly College, which is known as Mount Kelly, in Tavistock.
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Sharron Davies originally learnt to swim with Devonport Royal Swimming Association.
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Sharron Davies moved to Port of Plymouth Swimming Association when she was eight and was coached for the first year first by Ray Bickley then by her father Terry Davies who became a coach.
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Sharron Davies's father was never selected as an international coach because he spoke out about East German cheating.
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Sharron Davies was added in 2021 to the Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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Sharron Davies learned to swim at the age of six and was training seriously two years later.
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Sharron Davies set a record by swimming for the British national team at the age of 11.
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In 1976, at age 13, Sharron Davies was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
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At 18, Sharron Davies called time on the first stage of her swimming career to build her television profile and a career in modelling.
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Sharron Davies has broken or re broken many British records whilst competing and winning For medals table see right.
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Sharron Davies held the Commonwealth Record for 400-metre individual medley for 18 years.
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Sharron Davies then married gym manager John Crisp in West Sussex in 1987.
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In 2019, Sharron Davies made comments around participation by trans women in female sporting competitions, opposing such participation and saying that trans women hold a biological advantage in sports.
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Sharron Davies became involved in the question of trans women in sport, not because of trans women themselves but rather because at the 1980 Olympics she lost out on gold to Schneider who, along with other East German athletes, had been put on testosterone to enhance their performances through doping.
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In 2023, Sharron Davies criticised sportswear brand Nike for using Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender woman, to model their products in an advertisement and called for a boycott.