Henry Graham Sharp

Henry Graham Sharp (19 December 1917 – 2 January 1995) was a British figure skater. In 1939, he won both the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships. Before that, he had won three consecutive silver medals at Worlds and Europeans. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where he placed fifth, and at the 1948 Winter Olympics, where he placed seventh.

For the footballer, see Graeme Sharp.
Henry Graham Sharp
Personal information
Country represented United Kingdom
Born(1917-12-19)19 December 1917
Died2 January 1995(1995-01-02) (aged 77)

Writing in 1938, T. D. Richardson (author of Modern Figure Skating and Ice Rink Skating) said "Graham Sharp is by far the best male School Skater of the day. He has an ease and accuracy that is a joy to those with real knowledge and appreciation of the fine points of the School Figures."

Results
Event 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1948
Winter Olympic Games5th7th
World Championships6th4th2nd2nd2nd1st6th
European Championships2nd2nd2nd1st
British Championships1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

Further reading
  • E.R. Hall & T.D. Richardson – Champions all: camera studies by E.R. Hall (Frederick Muller, 1938)
  • T.D. Richardson – Modern Figure Skating (Methuen, 1938)
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