David Scharer

David Scharer
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1942-10-15) 15 October 1942
Brighton, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres hurdles
ClubBrighton & Hove AC

David Henry Scharer (born 15 October 1942), is a male former athlete from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Scharer was a member of the Brighton & Hove Athletics Club and specialised in hurdles.[1]

Scharer represented the England team[2] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3] He competed in the 400 metres hurdles event, reaching the final.[4][5][6]

He also competed in the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.

References

  1. ^ "Williams gets Liverpool away to a great start". Liverpool Echo. 3 July 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  3. ^ "England's Men Athletes For Games". Evening News (London). 8 June 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.