Sharon Fajardo

Sharon Paola Fajardo Sierra (born November 7, 1989 in Puerto Cortés) is a Honduran swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She represented her nation Honduras at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has owned a Honduran record each in both 50 and 100 m freestyle, which were eventually set by Julimar Avila in 2013.[2]

Sharon Fajardo
Personal information
Full nameSharon Paola Fajardo Sierra
National team Honduras
Born (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989
Puerto Cortés, Honduras
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Fajardo received a Universality invitation from FINA to compete as Honduras' lone female swimmer in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Swimming as the fastest entrant in heat five, Fajardo pulled away with a magnificent effort from a scorching field to hit the wall first in a Honduran record and a lifetime best of 27.19. Fajardo failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed fifty-first overall out of ninety-two swimmers in the prelims.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sharon Fajardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. Licona, Luis Fernando (7 August 2008). ""No prometo medalla"" ["I do not promise for a medal"] (in Spanish). Honduras: La Prensa. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 5". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.


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