Hart wins gold for England at Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games
University of Bath Sports Performance student Katrina Hart struck gold at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games this afternoon (Thursday).
The 20-year-old Paralympic athlete sprinted to gold in the T37 100m final to claim England’s first athletics gold medal of the Games.
And she did it in style, setting a British record of 14.36 seconds. She becomes the first University of Bath-based athlete to claim a medal in Delhi.
Hart, who is coached by Rob Ellchuk at the University, said she was pushed all the way Jenny McLoughlin of Wales, who took silver.
“I didn’t get off to the best start, but Jenny pushed me all the way and that’s probably why I got a personal best,” said Hart. “She was with me all the time.”
Stephen Baddeley, Director of Sport at the University of Bath – himself a four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist in badminton, said: “I’d like to congratulate Katrina on her success today. It was a fabulous achievement. It’s always great to see our students performing so well on an international stage.”
Rob Ellchuck, who coaches Hart, said: “I’m absolutely over the moon with how well Katrina performed today, She’s had a long season, but she’s come through like the champion we know she is. It sets her up nicely for the World Championships in New Zealand in January.”
Hart won bronze in the 100m at the 2005 European Championships aged just 15, then finished fourth over 200m and fifth over 100m at the 2006 World Championships. A seventh place finish followed in the T37 100m final at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
Meanwhile former TeamBath athlete Zoe Derham, who worked as a receptionist at the Sports Training Village, won the bronze medal in the hammer for England today with a throw of 64.04.
Swimmer Chris Walker-Hebborn went close to medalling yesterday (Wednesday) finishing fourth in the 200m backstroke final and finishing fifth in England’s 4×200 freestyle relay team.
Stacey Tadd reached the final of the women’s 200m breaststroke, finishing sixth.
The following athletes and officials with University of Bath links are competing at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. Those in bold either currently train at and/or study at the University.
Aquatics – swimming
Athletes:
Jessica Dickons (England – 200m butterfly, Bath ITC swimmer)
Michael Jamieson (Scotland – 100m breaststroke & 200m breaststroke. Bath ITC swimmer)
Stacey Tadd (England – 100m breaststroke & 200m breaststroke. University of Bath SC member & University of Bath employee)
Chris Walker-Hebborn (England – 100m backstroke & 200m backstroke. Bath ITC swimmer)
Richard Webb (England – 100m breaststroke & 200m breaststroke. University of Bath alumni – degree in Sports Performance & masters in Management)
Andrew Willis (England – 100m breaststroke & 200m breaststroke. University of Bath Chemical Engineering student)
Officials
Dave McNulty (England. Head coach at Bath ITC)
Simon Middlemas (England – Performance Psychologist. Works as a Sports Psychologist with the EIS South West)
Mark Skimming (England. University of Bath head swimming coach.)
Athletics
Athletes
Chris Baillie (Scotland – 110m hurdles. Trains with UKA national event coach – hurdles Malcolm Arnold at the University of Bath)
Lawrence Clarke (England – 110m hurdles. Trains with UKA national event coach – hurdles Malcolm Arnold at the University of Bath)
Zoe Derham (England – hammer. TeamBath alumni, trained at the Sports Training Village and worked as a receptionist.)
Katherine Endacott (England – 100m & 4x100m. University of Bath alumni – Coach Education & Sports Performance graduate)
Dale Garland (Guernsey. University of Bath alumni – Sport & Exercise Science graduate)
Dai Greene (Wales – 400m hurdles. Trains with UKA national event coach – hurdles Malcolm Arnold at the University of Bath)
Katrina Hart (England – T37 100m. University of Bath Sports Performance student, coached by Rob Ellchuk at the University of Bath).
Jo Patterson (Northern Ireland – 400m & 4x400m. University of Bath alumni – Sport & Exercise Science graduate.)
Holly Rush (England – marathon. Team Bath AC athlete)
Ryan Scott (England – 4x100m relay. Former University of Bath Sports Performance student)
Laura Whittingham (England – javelin. University of Bath alumni – Medical Engineering graduate)
Rhys Williams (Wales – 400m hurdles. Trains with UKA national event coach – hurdles Malcolm Arnold)
Badminton
Athletes
Mariana Agathangelou (England – women’s doubles, mixed doubles & team event. University of Bath alumni – Coach Education & Sports Development graduate)
Carl Baxter (England – men’s singles & team event. University of Bath alumni – Coach Education & Sports Development graduate)
Heather Olver (England – women’s doubles, mixed doubles & team event. University of Bath alumni – Coach Education & Sports Development graduate)
Hockey
Athletes
Emma Batten (Wales. University of Bath Sport & Exercise Science student, TeamBath Buccaneers player)
Richard Mantell (England. University of Bath alumni – Sport & Exercise graduate)
Officials
Bobby Crutchley (England coach – former head hockey coach at the University of Bath)
Netball
Athletes
Sara Bayman (England. University of Bath alumni – Sport & Exercise Science graduate, and TeamBath alumni – former TeamBath Superleague player)
Eboni Beckford-Chambers (England. TeamBath Superleague player)
Pamela Cookey (England vice-captain. University of Bath alumni – Business Administration graduate, and current Team Bath Superleague player)
Rachel Dunn (England. University of Bath alumni – Biology graduate, and Team Bath alumni – former Team Bath Superleague player)
Stacey Francis (England. University of Bath alumni – Sports Performance degree graduate Team Bath Superleague players)
Tamsin Greenway (England. Team Bath alumni – former Team Bath Superleague player)
Geva Mentor (England. Team Bath alumni – former Team Bath Superleague player)
Officials
Liz Bloor (England team manager. Former chair of Team Bath’s Superleague franchise.)
Anna Davidson (England – performance analyst. University of Bath alumni – Sport & Exercise Science graduate)
Anna Mayes (England deputy head coach. Currently deputy head coach of Team Bath’s Superleague team, former Team Bath player.)
Chris Mcleod (England strength & conditioning coach. Works as a strength & conditioning coach at the EIS South West in Bath)
Shooting
Athletes
Jenny Corish (Wales – rifle. University of Bath alumni – Natural Sciences graduate)
Tennis
Officials
Jane O’Donughue. (England coach. Team Bath alumni – trained at the University of Bath)
HQ staff
Caroline Searle (England Chief Press Officer – University of Bath graduate & Director of Matchtight Ltd, Team Bath communications consultancy).
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