Sharona Bakker

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Sharona Bakker
Sharona Bakker in 2011
Personal information
Born (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 34)
IJmuiden, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubAV Lycurgus
Coached byPiet Bogaard
Purcy Marte
Robin Korving
Rana Reider

Sharona Bakker (Dutch: [ʃaːˈroːnaː ˈbɑkər]; born 12 April 1990) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[1] She represented her country at the 2012 World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals.

Her personal bests are 12.85 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (0.0 m/s, Zürich 2014) and 8.03 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Karlsruhe 2012).[2]

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
2007 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Belgrade, Serbia 8th 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 14.12
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 100 m hurdles DNF
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 14th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.88
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 12th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.18
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 24th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.59
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 7th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.05
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 10th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.92
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 10th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.20
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.29

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