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Sheila Lerwill

1928 - Today

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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

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United Kingdom

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).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

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).

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