East Midlands Legacy - Children & Young People
Colin Jackson
Born in 1967, this son of Cardiff won his first major medal in 1986 and enjoyed a stellar career in athletics until 2003. He is now a respected presenter with the BBC.
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Sally Gunnell
Essex girl, Sally Gunnell was born in 1966 and began her Olympic career as a high hurdler, winning Commonwealth gold in 1986. She moved up to 400m hurdles and in 1992 she struck Olympic gold in a momentous 400m hurdles final in Barcelona
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Mary Peters
Born in Liverpool, Mary Peters, now Dame Mary Peters, moved to Northern Ireland, and has since become a well known ambassador for Belfast and Northern Ireland. Her most glorious moments in sport came at the 1972 Munich Olympics when she struck gold in what was then the pentathlon.
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Gail Devers
US champion high hurdler Gail Devers’ story could just as easily sit in the Courage section of this site. Born in 1966 in Seattle, Washington State her family later moved to National City, California,a small town near San Diego. 1988 was one of her most successful years but then she was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease.
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David Hemery
His first title came in the 1966 Commonwealth Games when he won the 120 yards hurdles in 14.1, a title he retained in the 1970 Games (it was now the 110 m hurdles), winning in 13.8. But it is his world record breaking 1968 400m hurdles run that he is best remembered for.
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Liu Xiang
Liu Xiang won Olympic gold in Athens and was hotly tipped to repeat the feat in Beijing before injury robbed him of the opportunity. He went into Beijing holding the coveted ‘Triple Crown’ of being Olympic Champion, World Champion and world record holder. Discover more about Liu at:
Fanny Blankers-Koen
A talented all-round athlete, Blankers-Koen was unfortunate to have a glittering career interrupted by war. Many thought her career over when she became a mother in 1941 but the last London Olympics in 1948 saw an amazing haul of four gold medals for the ‘Flying Housewife’ from Holland.
Read more about her career and her selection as ‘athlete of the century
Now that you have read the stories connected to the sport and the value please email me your entry. Your entry can be a discursive response to the story that you have read about an athlete or value or can be a creative piece inspired by one of those stories.
Creative pieces can be stories, playscripts, poems or raps.
Email entries to g.nash@lboro.ac.uk. There will be a termly prize for a Primary pupil and a Secondary/ FE pupil.
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