Sharona Bakker (; born 12 April 1990) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the

sprint hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

. She represented her country at the 2012 World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals. Her personal bests are 12.85 seconds in the

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...

(0.0 m/s, Zürich 2014) and 8.03 seconds in the

60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.65 seconds (Devynne Ch ...

(Karlsruhe 2012).All-Athletics profile
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International competitions

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