Athlete
profiles
Meet the champions. Athletes have proven leadership qualities, positive mind-set and communications skills. They know how to achieve their goals and apply resilience during the highs and lows of competitive sport and life. They bring this to our young people with winning results.
“It’s definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity to work with elite athletes. You have to take these opportunities when you see them. I’m grateful that I got the chance to meet them, it’s been amazing for me. Not many people have this opportunity so it’s great.”
Young Person
Adam - Whitehead
Olympic swimmer Adam Whitehead spent ten years at the top and won gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2002.
anna - turney
A snowboarding accident left Anna paralysed, but Anna took up monoskiing and competed in two Paralympics.
Anna popescu
Anna Popescu a former professional tennis player has been part of the WTA Tour and won five double tournaments.
Ben - Fletcher
Ben started judo at the age of five which began a love affair with the sport which took him all the way to Rio 2016.
Charlotte - hartley
Charlotte is a former International hockey player who represented England in the 2006 Commonwealths, winning bronze.
Claire - Bennett
Claire has represented Great Britain from the age of 14 and was a gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Fencing Games.
DAVID - hill
David’s international swimming career spanned 12 years, including being the youngest athlete at the 2004 Paralympics.
gabby - marshall
Gabriella started playing netball aged four and earned her first senior England Roses netball cap in 2017.
hannah - beharry
Hannah was one of the first women to box for Britain and was two time British champion.
harry - Baker
Harry has played in seven major tournaments across nine years for the England Cerebral Palsy team.
henry - cookey
Henry started training in Olympic Taekwondo in 2009 and won a Commonwealth bronze medal in 2014.
jack - RUTTER
Jack recovered from an unprovoked assault to captain Team GB at the Paralympic football tournament in Rio.
james - kirton
James represented Great Britain for over six years, reaching Olympic, World and European level.
jenna - downing
In the last 10 years Jenna has travelled across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US to compete.
Jenny - wallwork
Jenny is a former professional badminton player who won Commonwealth silver and bronze medals.
kelvin - batey
Kelvin has been been a BMX racer all his life, starting at the age of six before getting involved with racing nationally.
laura - gallagher
Laura has competed as a trampoline gymnast for Team GB for 16 years, winning numerous medals along the way.
Linvoy Primus MBE
Linvoy Primus enjoyed a stellar professional football career playing in the Premier League at multiple clubs.
liz - cann
Elizabeth was a professional badminton player for over a decade winning two Commonwealth gold medals.