Biographies

• Won Gold at 1988 Seoul Olympics
• Broke the World Short Course record for the 100m, winning Gold at the European Championship in Bulgaria in 1985
• Official Team GB 2012 Olympics Ambassador and torchbearer
• Swimming commentator for BBC Sport

Allison Curbishley (Athletics)

• Specialised in the 400m event for Scotland and GB
• Reached county standard in netball and field hockey
• Holds a degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences from the University of Birmingham
• Athletics summariser for BBC radio 5 live

Andrew Jameson (Swimming)

• Won Bronze at 1988 Seoul Olympics
• Won Gold at 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in 100m fly
• Competed in two Summer Olympics and commentated at six Olympic Games, including 2012
• 26th year as swimming commentator for BBC Sport

Andy Nicol (Rugby Sevens)

• First British player to lift the Heineken Cup
• Captain of Scotland national rugby union team winning 23 caps, 7 as captain
• Called up to the British and Irish Lions team in 1993 and 2001
• Regular pundit for BBC Sport

Annie Emmerson (Triathlon)

• Competed in triathlon, duathlon and running
• Represented Great Britain in all three sports winning five major medals
• Retired in 2006 as World number 1 duathlete
• Has trekked to Everest Base Camp through Tibet

Anthony Ogogo (Boxing)

• Competed in the middleweight division
• Won Gold at 2012 London Olympics
• Won Silver at 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games
• Junior world Champion - won Gold at 2004 Texas Junior Olympics

Barry McGuigan (Boxing)

• Won Gold at 1978 Edmonton Commonwealth Games
• Became Featherweight Champion of the World in 1985
• Won BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1985
• Voted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000 and International Hall of Fame in 2005

Beth Tweddle (Gymnastics)

• Won Gold at 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games
• Won Bronze at 2012 London Olympics
• First female UK gymnast to win Olympic medal
• Three-times World Champion and six-times European Champion

Brendan Foster (Athletics)

• Competed in three Olympics winning Bronze at 1976 Montreal Olympics
• Competed in three consecutive Commonwealth Games winning one Gold, two Silver and one Bronze medals
• UK 10,000m record holder at Crystal Palace, 1978 with time of 27:30:33
• One of the most recognisable voices on the BBC

Chris Boardman (Cycling)

• One of Britain’s most successful cyclists
• Won Gold at 1992 Barcelona Olympics
• Holds record for the World 4000m pursuit
• Head of Research and Development for the British Olympic Cycling Team

Sir Chris Hoy (Cycling)

• Britain’s most successful Olympian
• One of the most successful cyclists of all time
• Won six Olympic Gold medals
• The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games track cycling will be held at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome

Christine Still (Gymnastics)

• Recognised as one of Britain’s most successful gymnastics coaches
• Over 40 years of coaching experience
• Produced world class gymnasts
• Coached Amanda Kirkby, who later coached Beth Tweddle

Clare Balding (Presenter)

• BBC television and radio presenter for Radio 2 and Radio 4
• Presents coverage of tennis, the Boat Race, equestrian events and Olympics
• Was an amateur flat jockey in her teens
• Received a BAFTA special award in 2013

Colin Jackson (Athletics)

• Ranked in world top ten hurdlers for 16 years and World champion for 13 Years
• Set seven European, eight Commonwealth and nine UK records
• Began his BBC career at 2004 Athens Olympics
• An integral part of the BBC output for major athletic events

Craig Heap (Gymnastics)

• Won Gold at 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games – Team Captain on both occasions
• Represented England over 100 times
• Competed in five World and five European
• Only GB male representative at 2000 Sydney Olympics

Dan Walker (Presenter)

• Presents Football Focus for BBC One and BBC World Service
• Presents Friday Night Sport on BBC Radio 5 live
• Presents TV and radio coverage of horse racing, golf, tennis and rugby
• Part of the BBC’s presenting team for the World Cup in Brazil

Darren Campbell (Athletics)

• Currently sprint coach at Cardiff City F.C.
• Member of Britain's most successful relay team
• Won Gold at 2004 Athens Olympics
• Works with Premier League clubs improving player sprinting ability

David Faulkner (Hockey)

• Won Gold at 1988 Seoul Olympics
• Played in every one of Britain’s seven 1988 Olympic matches
• Voted "Player of the Year" in the 1988/1989 season
• 2005 - 2012 England and Great Britain Hockey Performance Director

Denise Lewis (Athletics)

• Won Gold at 2000 Sydney Olympics
• Won Gold at 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games
• Joined BBC Sport in 2009
• Runner up in 2004 series of Strictly Come Dancing

Dougie Vipond (Presenter)

• Presenter of sport output for the BBC in Scotland.
• Won a Scottish BAFTA for live coverage of "The Great Climb" in 2011
• Presents the award-winning "Adventure Show" for BBC Scotland.
• Founder member of the band, Deacon Blue.

Gabby Logan (Presenter)

• Presents coverage of athletics and rugby for the BBC
• Presents BBC ‘Sports Personality of the Year’ and ‘Inspire: The Olympic Journey’
• Will present the 2014 Sport Proms as part of the Proms season
• Represented Wales in Gymnastics at 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games

Gail Emms (Badminton)

• Won Commonwealth Gold and Olympic Silver medals
• Played badminton since the age of four
• First chosen to represent England in 1995
• Was number one in the world at mixed doubles

Gary Lineker (Presenter)

• ‘Match of the Day’ presenter
• Will present BBC coverage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
• Ex-England-football captain, made 80 appearances for his country
• Scored 48 goals for England

Gavin Hastings (Rugby Sevens)

• Played for Scotland and the British and Irish Lions
• Won 61 caps for Scotland, 20 as captain
• Captained the Lions on the tour to New Zealand in 1993
• Remains leading points scorer for the Lions in Official Tests with 66

Hazel Irvine (Presenter)

• Presents golf, snooker and major events for the BBC
• Has presented from every Olympics for the BBC since 1996 and Commonwealth Games since 1994
• Youngest-ever presenter of Grandstand at 28
• Won the RTS Sports Presenter of the Year in 2007

Helen Skelton (Swimming)

• Co-presented Blue Peter from 2008 until 2013
• Co-presents the BBC One programme ‘Holiday Hit Squad’
• One of only two women to finish the 78-mile (126 km) Namibian Ultra Marathon
• Kayaked the entire length of the River Amazon for Sport relief 2010

Huw Edwards (Presenter – Ceremonies)

• Presents BBC News at Five and BBC News at Ten
• Presented BBC coverage of opening / closing ceremonies of 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and 2012 London Olympics
• Will present the Scottish Referendum Results Programme, September 2014
• BAFTA Cymru / Wales Presenter of the year 2013 for The Story Of Wales

Jason Mohammad (Presenter)

• Presents BBC football programme ‘Final Score’
• Also presents rugby and snooker for BBC Sport
• Presents the mid morning on BBC Radio Wales

Jonathan Davies (Rugby Sevens)

• Represented Wales in rugby union and rugby league
• Played club rugby in Wales, England and Australia
• Represented both Great Britain and Wales
• A regular pundit for BBC Sport

Jonathan Edwards (Athletics)

• Holds the world record for the triple jump at 18.29m
• Won Gold medal at Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
• First athlete to legally pass the 18m barrier with a jump of 18.16m
• Athletics presenter for BBC Sport

Karen Pickering (Diving)

• England’s most successful Commonwealth Games Athlete, winning 13 medals including four Golds
• Britain’s most successful female swimmer of all time with 35 major medals and 38 National titles
• Britain’s first swimming World Champion in 1993
• Won two Golds and one Silver at 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games and carried the English flag at closing ceremony

Lee McKenzie (Presenter)

• Reports for BBC Sport and BBC News 24 from the pit lane at F1 circuits worldwide
• Presents reports for the BBC sports programme Inspire: The Olympic Journey
• Presented BBC Scotland's outdoor show Landward
• Is an accomplished horse rider and supporter of World Horse welfare

Leon Taylor (Diving)

• Regarded as one of the world’s top platform divers
• Participated in three Olympic Games
• Invented the ‘world’s most difficult dive’
• Won Silver at 2004 Athens Olympics

Lucy O’Connor (Boxing)

• First Female European Union Gold medalist
• Five-time ABA Featherweight Champion
• Formerly ranked in the top 5 in the world in 3 different weights
• Qualified Boxing Coach since 2008

Manish Bhasin (Presenter)

• Host on the Football League Show on BBC One for last 5 years
• Previous host of Football Focus
• Hosted three major cricket tournaments for BBC TV
• Covered range of sports for London 2012 including taekwondo and boxing on BBC Three

Marc Woods (Swimming)

• Competed at five Paralympic Games during a 17-year career
• Won 12 Paralympic medals including four Gold medals
• Competed at European & World Championships, winning 21 medals
• Held world records in the 200m, 400m and 1500m Freestyle

Mark Chapman (Presenter)

• Presents Match Of The Day 2
• Previously a sports newsreader at Radio 1
• Presented the BBC’s rugby league coverage including the 2013 World Cup
• Presents football, golf, Rugby and cricket for Radio 5 live

Mark Foster (Swimming)

• Made his Commonwealth debut age 16
• Won Gold at 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games
• Broke eight world record during his career
• Team GB flag bearer at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Matt Baker (Presenter)

• BBC television presenter and broadcaster, co-presenter on The One Show since 2011
• Presents award-winning Countryfile and writes for the Countryfile magazine
• Co-presented Blue Peter for seven years winning two BAFTA & RTS awards, part of presentation team of 2012 Olympics
• A former British gymnastic and sports acrobatics champion, Matt is a leading gymnastics presenter and commentator for BBC Sport

Matthew Pinsent (Reporter)

• Four times Olympic Gold medallist
• One of Britain’s most successful athletes of all time
• Won first Gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics
• Former President of the Oxford Rowing Club 

Michael Johnson (Athletics)

• One of the greatest sprinters in track and field history
• His world record for the 400m set in 1999 is yet to be broken
• Won Gold in both the 200m and 400m at 1996 Atlanta Olympics
• Held the world record for the 200m between 1996 -2008

Mishal Husain (Presenter)

• Presents BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme, BBC News at Ten and BBC World News
• Presented documentaries on ‘Malala: Shot for Going to School’; ‘How Facebook Changed the World’ and ‘Gandhi: The Making of the Mahatma’
• Presented coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Games
• Previously presented Newsnight

Paula Radcliffe (Athletics)

• One of Britain’s most successful athletes
• Holds the world record for the women’s marathon with a time of 2:15:25 hours
• Won Gold at 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games
• Represented GB at four consecutive Olympics 

Rebecca Adlington (Swimming)

• Four-time Olympic swimming medalist
• Won Gold at the 2008 Bejing Olympics in both 400m and 800m
• First British swimmer to win two Olympic Golds since 1908
• Has a swimming centre named after her in home town of Mansfield

Richie Woodhall (Boxing)

• Held the WBC super middleweight title
• Twice defended his Super Middleweight World Champion title
• Won Bronze at the 1988 Seoul Olympics
• Won Gold at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games

Sharron Davies (Swimming)

• Represented GB at 1976 Montreal Olympics age 13
• Won Golds in 200m and 400m at 1978 Edmonton Commonwealth Games
• Won Silver at the 1980 Moscow Olympics
• 2012 London Olympics marked 10th Olympiad - three as competitor, seven as BBC broadcaster

Steve Backley (Athletics)

• Former world record holder for javelin throwing.
• Won three Commonwealth Games Gold medals
• A fixture in the British national athletics team for over fifteen years
• Only British track and field competitor to win medals at three Olympics

Steve Cram (Athletics)

• Won six Golds at Commonwealth Games, European and World Championships
• Broke world records in the 1,500m, 2,000m and Mile, in 1985
• A regular face of BBC Sport and winner of BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1983
• Co-presented the last three Summer Olympics as well Winter Olympics in 2002, 2010 and 2014

Steve Parry (Swimming)

• Competed internationally in 100m and 200m butterfly
• Set a Commonwealth record at the 2000 US Nationals in Seattle
• Qualified for his first Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000
• Won bronze at 2004 Athens Olympics

Steve Trew (Triathlon)

• Involved with World triathlon as a coach, race commentator and journalist
• Coached European and World Champions
• BBC Sport commentator for triathlon and swimming
• Stadium announcer for 2012 London Paralympics

Tamsin Greenway (Netball)

• Tamsin is a former England Player with over 50 International Caps
• Is current Player Coach for Netball Superleague Franchise Surrey Storm
• Was named in the World Netball Team of the Year 2009
• Won Bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi 2010 & Bronze at the World Championships in Singapore 2011

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson (Reporter)

• Won two Golds medals at 2004 Athens Olympic Games
• Won four Golds medals at 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
• Competed in five consecutive Olympics Games winning a total of 11 Gold, three Silver and one Bronze Medal
• Won 16 medals during her Paralympic career

Victoria Pendleton (Track Cycling)

• Specialised in the track sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines
• Double Olympic Gold medallist (Beijing 2008 and London 2012)
• 9 x World Champion