Shara Proctor

Shara Proctor
Proctor at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1988-09-16) 16 September 1988
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Long jump
College teamUniversity of Florida
Coached byRana Reider
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2015 Beijing Long jump
World Indoor Championships
2012 Istanbul Long jump
European Championships
2018 Berlin Long jump
Diamond League
2013 Long jump
2012 Long jump
2015 Long jump
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Long jump
Representing  Anguilla
CAC Championships
2009 Havana Long jump
2008 Cali Long jump

Shara Proctor (born 16 September 1988) is a former British long jumper born in Anguilla. She is the national record holder of both Anguilla and Great Britain. On 28 August 2015 at the World Championships in Beijing she became the first British, female, long-jumper to jump over 7 metres (7.07), setting a new British record and earning a world championship silver medal in the process. She also won the 2013 IAAF Diamond League in the event. Her younger sister is the Anguillan sprinter Shinelle Proctor.