The University of Bath-based GB rhythmic gymnastics group made a piece of history today by becoming the first British team to compete in the group competition at an Olympic Games. The group of Louisa Pouli, Rachel Smith, Jade Falkner, Lynne Hutchison, Georgina Cassar and Frankie Fox have been training full-time at the University for over a year with the goal of competing at the Olympics. Cheered on by a big home crowd at the Wembley...
University of Bath-based hurdler Lawrence Clarke produced the performances of his life to finish just outside the medals in fourth place at the London 2012 Olympics tonight (Wednesday). The 22-year-old, who is coached by Malcolm Arnold – UK Athletics National Events Coach Hurdles – set a personal best of 13.31 in his semi tonight to book a ‘fastest loser’ berth in the final. And he followed that up with 13.39 to come fourth in the...
Lawrence Clarke progressed safely to tomorrow’s (Wednesday) 110m hurdles semi-final, but training partner Andrew Pozzi missed out after failing to finish his heat due to injury. Lawrence came home second in his heat this morning. “I’m so glad I’m through,” he said. “! was a bit nervous this morning. I sat in my blocks and tried to keep it clean and run between. “My dream is to make the Olympic final,” he added. “I’ve just...
World champion hurdler Dai Greene just missed out on the medals at London 2012 tonight (Monday) finishing fourth in the 400m hurdles final in the Olympic Stadium. Although he finished strongly, Dai - who is coached by Malcolm Arnold, UK Athletics National Events Coach Hurdles, at the University of Bath - couldn’t quite do enough to secure a podium place. “I gave it everything I had tonight, there was a bit better structure to my...
Eilidh Child qualified safely for tomorrow night’s 400m hurdles semi-finals, finishing third in her heat in the Olympic Stadium today. Eilidh, who is coached at the University of Bath by Malcolm Arnold, UK Athletics National Events Coach Hurdles, clocked a time of 56.14 in her heat. “My strides were all over the place in the back straight and I panicked a bit, but I’m just relieved I’ve done enough to make the semi-finals,” she said....
University of Bath Sports Performance student Michael Jamieson was just edged out of a second Olympic medal as Team GB finished fourth in the men’s medley relay at London 2012 tonight (Saturday). Michael won an impressive silver medal in the 200m breaststroke on Wednesday night and stepped into the 4x100m medley relay quartet for the last race in the pool at London 2012. It meant he also had the opportunity to compete in the last...
University of Bath-based hurdlers Dai Greene and Jack Green both eased through to tomorrow’s (Saturday) semi-finals of the 400m hurdles at the London 2012 Olympics. The pair are both coached at the University by Malcolm Arnold – UK Athletics National Events Coach Hurdles. Dai, the reigning World, European and Commonwealth champion, comfortably won his heat this morning in 48.98 and Jack, a Sports Performance student at the University, followed him into the semis by finishing...
University of Bath Sports Performance graduate Gemma Gibbons today (Thursday) won Britain’s first Olympic judo medal for 12 years when she collected silver in the women’s under-78kg class at the London 2012 Games. Gemma, who graduated from the University in 2009, made sure of a medal by beating France’s reigning World Champion Audrey Tcheumeo with an Ippon golden score in the semi-finals. That set up a final against Kayla Harrison of the USA, who had...
World champions Dai Greene and Mhairi Spence head an impressive list of 25 athletes preparing to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games who train at the University of Bath. Athletes who train at the University will compete in seven different sports at the Games – athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, judo, modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics and swimming. The vast majority of Bath-based athletes at London 2012 will represent Great Britain, with one each for Egypt...
Four University of Bath-based athletes were today (Tuesday) named in the ParalympicsGB athletics team to compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The quartet includes two reigning world champions – Katrina Hart and Paul Blake – as well as Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games silver medallist Ben Rushgrove. Sophie Kamlish completes the quartet – she turns 16 just before the Paralympic Games. All four are coached at the University by Rob Ellchuk, who is an Economic...
