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Alex Partridge
Alex has the most medals in the current British rowing team and was recently named the 2010 British Olympic Association Olympian of the Year
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Anna Hemmings MBE
Anna Hemmings is best known as Britain’s leading female marathon canoeist, a two time Olympian and 6 times World Champion. However, having recently retired from the world of elite sport she is now pursuing her career in the world of sports broadcasting. Alongside that, Anna continues to inspir… |
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Anne Wafula Strike
"Success to me means never giving up, no matter what the odds."
Anne Wafula Strike.
Anne Wafula Strike provides a personal example of courage, commitment and determination that challenges misconceptions about disability. Athlete, author, and sporting ambassador, Anne inspires achieveme… |
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Barney Storey
Barney Storey is the world’s best sprint tandem pilot. In 2008 he won double gold at the Beijing Paralympic Games with his stoker Anthony Kappes and in winning the first also lowered the tandem kilometre world record to an incredible 1.02.867, half a second quicker than the previous mark. The … |
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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is Britain’s greatest Paralympic athlete. She competed in five Paralympic Games, winning 11 Gold Medals, and is acknowledged as one of the most gifted and courageous sportswomen of her generation. In addition to her outstanding Paralympic achievements, between 1992… |
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Ben Hunt-Davis
His story of the path to an Olympic gold medal bridges the reality gap between just listening to how others achieve their goals, and doing it yourself. His experience as a Business Coach has allowed Ben a great deal of insight into the corporate world. Knowing about how people think and what motiva… |
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Chris Boardman
Christopher Boardman was born into a cycling family in the small town of Hoylake, Wirral on 26th August 1968. Although his father, Keith was an enthusiastic cyclist who was short listed for the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, it was not until Chris was thirteen that he began to show a real interest in cycl… |
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Colin Jackson
Colin Jackson hung up his spikes in front of a roaring home crowd at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham 2003. It was a fitting end to the competitive career of one of the nation’s favourite sporting personalities, having decided to retire from the sport that he dominated for so long.… |
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Daley Thompson OBE
As an extremely dedicated and determined athlete, Daley has achieved on the National, European, World and Olympic stages. His achievements include two Olympic Gold medals in 1980 and 1984, he is only the second person in Olympic history to achieve this! Daley Thompson was World champion in 1983, E… |
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Dame Kelly Holmes
Dame Kelly Holmes secured her place in history by becoming the first British female athlete to win both the 800m and 1500m in the 2004 Olympic Games.
Kelly's achievements on the track in 2004 set the pace for 27 high profile awards and accolades, among others were the BBC Sports Personality … |
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