Athletes with strong University of Bath links had their London 2012 successes recognised in the New Year’s Honours List, which was announced this morning (Saturday). Rowers Heather Stanning, Helen Glover and Dave Smith were made MBEs in the list. Stanning, a University of Bath Sports Technology graduate, and Glover, teamed up to win Britain’s first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics and became the first ever GB women’s crew to win Olympic rowing gold....
University of Bath student and Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray was named winner of the British Modern Pentathlon Olympic Athlete of the Year Award. Murray was presented with the award at a Pentathlon GB dinner in Bath last night (Wednesday) at the end of a stunning year that saw her capture her first World Cup medal, as well as medals at both the World Championships and the Olympics. The climax to her year came on...
There was an impressive double for past and present University of Bath based athletes at the annual Army Sports Awards, with judo player Emmanuel Nartey and rower Heather Stanning winning two of the top awards. Nartey, a Trooper in the British Army and Team Bath judo player, was named the Army’s Sportsman of the Year. Nartey became the first judo player to represent Ghana at an Olympics when he competed at the London 2012 Games....
University of Bath student and judo player Gemma Howell has won her first World Cup title since moving to study and train in Bath. Howell, who is in the first year of a Sport and Exercise Science degree at the University, struck gold in the World Cup in Samoa. She did it in style with three Ippon wins in the under-63kg class, including a two minute and 20 seconds victory over USA player Hannah Martin...
The legacy of the Olympics will be the theme of a debate featuring Stephen Baddeley, Director of Sport at the University of Bath, on Wednesday (21 November). The event is part of the Debates in Bath series and takes place at the Bath Rugby Club House at the Rec. The debate covers the topic ‘Would you want your child to be an elite sportsperson? Yes or No.’ Kate Allenby, bronze medallist in the modern pentathlon...
The University of Bath has been chosen as the filming location for a one-off spectacular Olympic “Superstars” special to celebrate the successes of 2012. Sporting celebrities including Mo Farah, Katherine Grainger, triathlon’s Brownlee brothers and Christine Ohuruogu will be in Bath for the event which will screen on BBC One as part of the Christmas schedule. A trio of Bath-connected Olympians will also compete on the show – swimming silver medallist Michael Jamieson, a current...
Double Olympian Lizzie Simmonds has moved her training base to British Swimming’s Intensive Training Centre at the University of Bath. Simmonds, who was just edged out of the medals in the 200m backstroke final at the London 2012 Olympic Games, finishing fourth, has just switched from training at Loughborough to Bath. She joins a Bath ITC group that also includes Michael Jamieson, who won 200m breaststroke silver medal at the Olympics. Andrew Willis, who set...
Olympic silver medal winning modern pentahlete Samantha Murray will swap her epee and laser pistol for an evening dress and piano to perform at a charity concert live on BBC Radio 3 on Monday (29 October) night. The 23-year-old University of Bath student agreed to learn to play the piano for Piano Season on the BBC with the aim of playing in a concert supporting the charity Children in Need. And after just a handful...
University of Bath graduate Alexandra Rickham has collected a pair of top titles at the Skandia Team GBR annual prize giving dinner. Rickham won bronze in sailing’s SKUD 18 class at the London 2012 Paralympic Games partnering Nikki Birrell. The pair were awarded the inaugural RYA Paralympic Classes Athlete of the Year trophy as well as collecting the overall Skandia Team GBR Athlete of the Year title at the dinner. It rounded off a terrific...
University of Bath students and staff took the opportunity to pay tribute to athletes linked to the University who won medals at London 2012. Hundreds of students and staff attended the London 2012 medallists celebration event held at the Founders Hall. Seven athletes with University links who won medals at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games attended the celebration. They included Sports Technology graduate Heather Stanning, who learned to row at the University and...
