Sharon Shepherd (born June 1, 1938) is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for throwing events.

She is a multiple time American champion, winning both the shot put and discus at the 1963 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

[5] In 2001, Sharon Shepherd was enshrined in the athletics hall of fame of her alma mater, Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon.

1960 Linfield College graduate Sharon Shepherd was an athlete of exceptional ability, from her youth in Oregon's Lane County, until she competed for the final time six years ago, at age 57.

She was a member of Wildcat intercollegiate teams in basketball, field hockey, and volleyball, her favorite sport.

Sharon also excelled in track and field and softball, although at the time, Linfield had no women's teams in these sports.

She was a member of the exceptional 1961 U.S. team which made a three-week, four-meet European tour with dual meets against the Soviet Union, Poland, Great Britain and West Germany.

After graduating from Linfield, she taught in North Bend, Ore., then earned a master's degree from Ohio University.

Gene (Linfield 1961) adds, "I remember Sharon's openness and pure athletic doggedness.

While my teammates and I would be playing baseball at Linfield, Sharon was working out on the track, mostly on her own, because she was way too far ahead of her time.

Then she would take an Army duffel bag full of wet towels, heave it up to her shoulders and jog around the track.