1928 - Today
Sheila W. Lerwill (born 16 August 1928) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. She was born Sheila Alexander in London, marrying Michael H. M. Lerwill in Wandsworth in 1951. Lerwill broke the world record for women's high jump on 7 July 1951 in London with a jump of 1.72 metres, beating the previous record of 1.71 metres set by Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands on 30 May 1943 in Amsterdam. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheila Lerwill has received more than 13,891 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sheila Lerwill is the 1,385th most popular athlete, the 4,871st most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 48th most popular British Athlete.
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Among athletes, Sheila Lerwill ranks 1,385 out of 3,059. Before her are Zhu Jianhua, Kajsa Bergqvist, Gustaf Rosenquist, Loren Murchison, Richard Murphy, and Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky. After her are Georg Hackl, Howard Valentine, Yohan Blake, Giuseppe Crivelli, Maurice Hemelsoet, and Alfred Lane.
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 1,379
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 1,380
1887 - 1961
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 1,381
1898 - 1979
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 1,382
1931 - 2023
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 1,383
1936 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 1,384
1928 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 1,385
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 1,386
1881 - 1932
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 1,387
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 1,388
1900 - 1950
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 1,389
1875 - 1943
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 1,390
1891 - 1965
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 1,391
Among people born in 1928, Sheila Lerwill ranks 472. Before her are Martin Davis, Surya Bahadur Thapa, Vern Mikkelsen, Fred Ebb, Peter Taylor, and Stig Claesson. After her are Bernard Cribbins, Donald Henderson, Keely Smith, Ferenc Juhász, Serge Blusson, and Cynthia Ozick.
1928 - 2023
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 466
1928 - 2015
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 467
1928 - 2013
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 468
1928 - 2004
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 469
1928 - 1990
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 470
1928 - 2008
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 471
1928 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 472
1928 - 2022
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 473
1928 - 2016
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 474
1928 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 475
1928 - 2015
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 476
1928 - 1994
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 477
1928 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 478
Among people born in United Kingdom, Sheila Lerwill ranks 4,871 out of 7,765. Before her are George MacDonald Fraser (1925), Paul Oakenfold (1963), Thomas Adès (1971), Steve O'Rourke (1940), Colin Morgan (1986), and Dru Drury (1725). After her are Hans Matheson (1975), Max Minghella (1985), Bernard Cribbins (1928), John Connelly (1938), Emilia Fox (1974), and Jack Butler Yeats (1871).
1925 - 2008
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 4,865
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 4,866
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 4,867
1940 - 2003
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 4,868
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 4,869
1725 - 1804
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 4,870
1928 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 4,871
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 4,872
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 4,873
1928 - 2022
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 4,874
1938 - 2012
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 4,875
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 4,876
1871 - 1957
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 4,877
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Sheila Lerwill ranks 48. Before her are Gordon Pirie (1931), Audrey Williamson (1926), Stan Vickers (1932), Nancy Mackay (1922), Jack Beresford (1899), and Basil Heatley (1933). After her are Ken Matthews (1934), Steve Redgrave (1962), Harold Whitlock (1903), Douglas Lowe (1902), Daley Thompson (1958), and Steve Ovett (1955).
1931 - 1991
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 42
1926 - 2010
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 43
1932 - 2013
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 44
1922 - 2016
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 45
1899 - 1977
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 46
1933 - 2019
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 47
1928 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 48
1934 - 2019
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 49
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 50
1903 - 1985
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 51
1902 - 1981
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 52
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 53
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 54