Amy Woodman, Author at Team Bath

Child wins bronze in Beijing

01 September 2015

University of Bath-based athlete Eilidh Child won a superb bronze medal in the 4x400m relay on the final day of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. Child, coached by Malcolm Arnold at the Sports Training Village, made up the Great Britain quartet along with Christine Ohuruogu, Anyika Onuora, and Seren Bundy-Davies. Fighting off a strong-finishing Russian team, they crossed the line in a season's best of 2:23.62, with Jamaica and USA picking up...

Latest athletes of the month announced

05 August 2015

Swimmer Jazz Carlin, skier Nick Moynihan, hurdler Dave King and netballer Stacey Francis are the latest winners of the Team Bath Athlete of the Month awards. The awards, which are supported by REVO Eyewear and Ellis & Killpartrick, once again showcased the impressive array of sporting talent at the University of Bath. Carlin and Moynihan won the awards for April after both enjoying British Championship successes. Carlin – coached by Dave McNulty and Graeme Antwhistle at the...

Team Bath lose out to Yorkshire Jets in close match

21 February 2015

Team Bath battled hard but lost in a closely fought match to Yorkshire Jets, going down 51-54 in their third successive Superleague home defeat. It was always going to be an uphill struggle for the home side after going down by ten goals in the opening six minutes of the match but they showed great character as they fought back to go ahead briefly in the third quarter even if they could not bring the...

Talented duo win Team Bath athlete of the month awards

20 February 2015

Judo player Ben Fletcher and British skeleton athlete Laura Deas are are our latest winners for January’s Team Bath athlete of the month awards. The awards, which are supported by REVO Eyewear and Ellis & Killpartrick, once again showcased the outstanding caliber of sporting talent at the University of Bath. Ben collected the men’s award after winning his first World Cup gold medal in Tunisia on return from injury, beating Russia’s Khaybula Magomedov in the -100kg final. Ben also won the British Championships back in December. Laura has had a big breakthrough this...

World Cup gold for Fletcher

22 January 2015

Great Britain international Ben Fletcher struck gold during a successful weekend for Team Bath Judo Club at the African Open in Tunis, Tunisia. Fletcher, who had to withdraw from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games after suffering a knee injury in training, showed he is back to full fitness by beating Russia’s Khaybula Magomedov in the -100kg final. Older sister Megan Fletcher - a gold-medalist at Glasgow 2014 - took bronze in the women’s -70kg weight...

Francis and Cook return as Thirlby reveals exciting Superleague line-up

03 December 2014

Team Bath’s 2015 Superleague line-up was unveiled during a photo-shoot on the roof of the city’s Thermae Bath Spa today. Head Coach Jess Thirlby was bubbling with excitement at a new-look, multi-national line-up, backed by local firm Carter Jonas, that includes the welcome return of defender Sam Cook from long-term injury and Asha Francis in attack after the birth of her first child. “The Superleague has really stepped up and every franchise is searching for...

Team Bath make first overseas signing within innovative partnership

25 November 2014

Team Bath netball has signed its first overseas player of all-time as part of an innovative reciprocal partnership with New Zealand’s Kia Waikato Bay of Plenty “Magic” franchise. Elizabeth “Bessie” Manu will join Team Bath to play for the franchise in 2015 alongside a coaching role at a top local school, Kingswood. This follows on from a number of interactions between Team Bath and the Magic franchise. Manu, who arrived in Bath this week, could...

Talented quartet celebrate success by winning Team Bath athlete of the month awards

21 November 2014

Athletes competing in hockey, judo and modern pentathlon are the latest winners of Team Bath Athlete of the Month Awards. The Awards, supported by Oakley and Ellis &Killpartrick, covered the period September and October. The September awards went to Modern Pentathlete Samantha Murray and Team Bath Buccaneers hockey player Tim Davenport. Murray became only the fourth British women in history to win individual gold at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships, and also helped the GB...

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