 |
SALLY GUNNELL OBE |
| Sally Gunnell OBE is the greatest female athlete this country has ever produced & the only woman in history to have ever concurrently held all four major championship gold medals - Olympic, World, Commonwealth & European as well as the World record. |
| Sally started out on the athletics circuit with Essex Ladies' Club, initially as a long jumper & pentathlete, before switching to the 400m hurdles, where she had her most famous successes. Sally quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with in British athletics & in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games she achieved the one missing piece from her already impressive trophy cabinet; an Olympic Gold medal. |
| Following her retirement in 1997, Sally moved from the track to the television studio & after a spell with BBC Sports commentating on their athletics coverage, she moved to prime time television. In 2004 she teamed up with Colin Jackson as a mentor on the BBC1 sporting talent search show Born to Win fronted by Dermot O'Leary & she returned to our screens in 2006 in the BBC's hugely successful Marathon show, Run For Glory. The BBC were so thrilled with her newfound role that she was signed to appear in the BBC1 show, Only Fools & Horses in association with Sport Relief where she learnt the art of show jumping. Sally has recently started reporting on The One Show for BBC 1 & appeared on ITV's The Feel Good Factor mentoring a group of police men & women, helping them to lose weight & get fit. Other TV appearances include; Celebrity Masterchef, Ready Steady Cook, Question of Sport & Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old. |
| As an energetic mother of three & former athlete, Sally is always keen to draw on her wealth of knowledge & experience to help inspire & encourage families to get active & healthy. In 2006 she worked along side Raisingkids.com & Crystal Holidays to promote this & in 2007, spurred on by her involvement in Run For Glory, she teamed up with Flora to head up their team of First Timers & take on the challenge of running the London Marathon. On a hot Sunday in April, Sally completed her first ever marathon in an impressive time of 3 hours 50 minutes. |
| Continuing the active families theme, Sally acts as the lead ambassador for UK Athletics principal partner, McCain, working with them to encourage kids to get involved in athletics so they can lead active, healthy lifestyles & potentially become the champions of tomorrow. She also acts as a consultant & ambassador for the UK's leading active play organisation, Tumble Tots, working with them to help parents get their kids active in a fun & engaging way. |
| As well as this, Sally still finds time to spearhead charity events such as Cancer Research UK's Race for Life & continues to fulfil her role as figurehead for the British Heart Foundation where she's involved in a number of their key initiatives. |
| Recently voted one of the country's top ten Olympic heroes in a public poll by the National Lottery company Camelot, Sally is a popular, inspirational & motivational corporate speaker. Approachable & down-to-earth, she not only tells her own incredible story but she works with businesses to help them get the very best out of their staff & show that with the right mindset, it's possible to achieve anything! |
For more information on Sally Gunnell, Contact Arena. Tel: 0113-239-2222 |