{{Short description|Australian middle-distance runner (born 2000)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jackson Sharp | fullname = | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|8|21|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | nationality = | spouse = | sport = Athletics | event = Middle-distance running, Cross Country running | club = | worlds = | nationals = | headercolor = | pb = }}
'''Jackson Sharp''' (born 21 August 2000) is an Australian middle-distance and cross country runner.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jackson Sharp|accessdate=28 March 2026|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/jackson-sharp-14727734}}</ref>
==Biography== From Wentworth Falls, New South Wales,<ref>{{cite web|website=Blue Mountains Gazette|accessdate=28 March 2026|url=https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/7999681/cross-country-runner-takes-out-top-us-college-accolade/|title= Cross country runner Jackson Sharp takes out top US college accolade |date=January 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=16 August 2017|website=Dailytelegraph.com.au|title= Jackson strides on world stage |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/localsportsstars/jackson-strides-on-world-stage/news-story/50b42157c1229de086e270ef8de5b7ed?amp|accessdate=28 March 2026}}</ref> Sharp competed for Australia at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, The Bahamas, placing fourth over 1500 metres.<ref>{{cite web|website=Blue Mountains Gazette|accessdate=28 March 2026|url= https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/4787464/ready-to-run-them-down/|title= Jackson Sharp feeling strong ahead of Commonwealth Youth Games|first=Ilsa|last=Cunningham|date=July 17, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Blue Mountains Gazette|accessdate=28 March 2026|url=https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/4817579/fourth-finish-for-jackson-at-commonwealth-youth-games/|title= Jackson Sharp fourth at Commonwealth Youth Games|first=Ilsa|last=Cunningham|date=July 29, 2017 }}</ref>
Competing for the University of Wisconsin in February 2022, Sharp placed third in the distance medley relay at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships, racing alongside Adam Spencer, Davis Wenthe and Abdullahi Hassan, in Birmingham, Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7155004?eventId=10229772 |title= NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships|date=11 March 2022 |access-date=28 March 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref> Sharp won the team event and placed second for the Wisconsin Badgers behind teammate Bob Liking in the individual race at the 2022 Big Ten Cross Country Championships, finishing the 8k course in 23:48.15, behind Liking by 0.06 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|website=bigten.org|accessdate=28 March 2026|title= Michigan State, Wisconsin Win 2022 Big Ten Cross Country Championships |url=https://bigten.org/mxc/article/blt7f00df4f94e8047c/|date=31 October 2022}}</ref> In the distance medley relay at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships he placed third with the Wisconsin team including Spencer, Hassan and Colin Enz in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7155005?eventId=10229772 |title= NCAA Division I Indoor Championships |date=11 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref> He was also third over 5000 metres at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships in June 2023 in Austin, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|website=Runnerspace|url= https://cross-international-de-italica.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=29615&do=videos&video_id=360331|title= Jackson Sharp 3rd Place Men's 5000m - NCAA D1 Outdoor Championships 2023 |date=Jun 10, 2023}}</ref> Sharp placed fifth at the 2023 Nuttycombe Invitational cross country race.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=4311&do=videos&video_id=367225|website=Runnerspace|title= Jackson Sharp 5th Place Men's 8K Championship Race - Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Presented by Under Armour 2023|accessdate=28 March 2026 |date=Oct 13, 2023}} </ref> Sharp was a finalist at the 2024 Outdoor NCAA Championships over 5000 metres competing for Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|title= NCAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field: June 7|website=Big Ten|url= https://bigten.org/motf/article/blt51d8b4708e35052f/|accessdate=28 March 2026|date=8 August 2024}}</ref>
After graduating from Wisconsin, where he was a six-time Big Ten Conference champion, he turned professional and joined the HOKA Elite group in Arizona in September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|website=azdailysun.com|accessdate=18 March 2026|url= https://azdailysun.com/news/local/naz-elite-this-week-jackson-sharp-brings-thunder-from-down-under-to-teams-roster/article_e930769c-7d19-11ef-8db9-272d04ab695d.html|title= NAZ Elite This Week: Jackson Sharp brings thunder from Down Under to team's roster|first=Mike|last=Hartman|date=Sep 27, 2024}}</ref>
Competing at the 2026 Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne in March, he won the 3000 metres in a meet record time of 7:41.02, finishing ahead of compatriot and long-time race leader Seth O'Donnell with a dip on the line.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://7news.com.au/sport/athletics/gout-gout-denied-by-aussie-rival-lachie-kennedy-again-in-slippery-200m-epic-at-maurie-plant-meet-c-22062403|title= Gout Gout denied by Aussie rival Lachie Kennedy again in slippery 200m epic at Maurie Plant Meet|website=7news| date=28 March 2026|access-date=28 March 2026}} </ref><ref>{{cite web|title= LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE AS KENNEDY SHINES AT MAURIE PLANT MEET – MELBOURNE|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lightning-strikes-twice-as-kennedy-shines-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/ |website=Athletics Australia| date=28 March 2026|access-date=28 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/melbourne-maurie-plant-meet-myers-kennedy-patterson | date=28 March 2026| title= Myers, Kennedy and Patterson among winners as records fall in Melbourne |access-date=28 March 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref> On 11 April, he placed fourth behind Cam Myers and O'Donnell over 5000 metres at the 2026 Australian Championships, running 13:15.92.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7232772?eventId=10229609&gender=M |title= Australian Championships|date=11 April 2026 |access-date=11 April 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref> Sharp ran a personal best for the 5000 m at the LA Track Fest on 23 May 2026, with 13:05.22.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/05/parker-valby-is-back-better-than-ever-1449-pb-dominant-win-at-la-track-fest/|website=Lets Run|accessdate=24 May 2026|title= Parker Valby is back & better than ever: 14:49 pb & dominant win at LA Track Fest|first1= Jonathan |last1=Gault|first2=Robert |last2=Johnson|date= May 24, 2026}}</ref>
==Personal bests== *Mile – 3:53.20 (Dublin 2025) *3000 metres – 7:36.42 (Budapest 2025) ** 3000 metres indoor – 7:41.65 (Winston-Salem 2026) *5000 metres – 13:05.22 (Los Angeles 2026) ** 5000 metres indoor – 13:25.51 (Boston 2023)
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