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Shara Proctor

1988–

United Kingdom

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Shara Proctor (born 16 September 1988) is a British former 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.

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