Event: 110m hurdles

The skilful hurdler made his breakthrough in Berlin 2009, when he came fourth.

As well as having the knack for jumping over things, Sharman is a classically trained pianist. But both were hindered when he suffered a shattered wrist after a hurdle was placed in the wrong position during a training session in January 2010.

However, in true champion style Sharman has bounced back and is on fighting form.