"2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon The women's heptathlon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on . With the retirements of Jessica Ennis-Hill and Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa was the only returning medalist from 2015. Since both retirees were also on the Olympic podium, that left Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam as the clear favorite. She had scored the third best ever heptathlon score in Götzis at the end of May , her 7013 points getting close to the European Record. Ikauniece-Admidina and Carolin Schäfer had also both scored more than 6800"
"sport. Her particular strength was running. j In the 2001 New Year Honours List Cook was appointed as a member of the Order of The British Empire for services to Modern Pentathlon. In 2008, she was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Medicine) from the University of Bath. Steph Cook Stephanie Jayne ""Steph"" Cook, MBE (born 7 February 1972) is a British retired modern pentathlete. She was the Olympic champion at this event in 2000. Cook was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. She was educated at Bedford High School; The Perse School for Girls; Peterhouse, Cambridge and then Lincoln"
"Julie Hollman Julie Caroline Hollman (born 16 February 1977 in Peterborough) is an English heptathlete. She grew up in Deeping St James, attending The Deepings School. Her sister Anne was also a heptathlete. Her mother Carol was a team manager at Peterborough Athletic Club. She studied Sports Science at Brunel University. She finished fifth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, fourteenth at the 2003 World Championships, sixth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. and 32nd in the 2008 Olympic Games after coming into the team as a late replacement for the injured Jessica Ennis. She is the British record holder for the"
"contested Women's Decathlon. Her personal best result is 6135 points, achieved in June 2002 in Götzis. She is a member of Birchfield Harriers. Julie Hollman Julie Caroline Hollman (born 16 February 1977 in Peterborough) is an English heptathlete. She grew up in Deeping St James, attending The Deepings School. Her sister Anne was also a heptathlete. Her mother Carol was a team manager at Peterborough Athletic Club. She studied Sports Science at Brunel University. She finished fifth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, fourteenth at the 2003 World Championships, sixth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. and 32nd in the 2008 Olympic"
"Heather Fell Heather Fell (born 3 March 1983 in Plymouth, England) is a former British modern pentathlete turned triathlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in the women's modern pentathlon event. Fell grew up in Tavistock, Devon, where she was taught to ride and shoot, both disciplines in the pentathlon, by the parents of the 2000 Olympic pentathlon bronze medallist Kate Allenby. Heather has a degree in physiotherapy from Brunel University. After initial success at junior level, including two gold and one silver medal in the 2003 World Junior Championships in Athens, Fell nearly gave"
"long-term partner is Welsh international rugby player George North. They announced their engagement in December 2017. Becky James Rebecca Angharad ""Becky"" James (born 29 November 1991) is a British former professional racing cyclist specialising in track cycling. James was the 2013 world sprint and keirin champion. She is a 2016 Rio Olympics double silver medalist. James rode for Wales and the Great Britain Cycling Team, and rode for the . First spotted by the Welsh Talent Team, she was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Podium Programme. James attended King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny. She is the daughter of David"
"Holly Bradshaw Holly Bethan Bradshaw (née Bleasdale, born 2 November 1991) is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault. She is the current British record holder in the event indoors and outdoors, with clearances of 4.87 metres (2012 indoors) and 4.81 metres (2017 outdoors). She won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Indoor Championships, a gold medal at the 2013 European Indoor Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships. She also won at the 2018 Athletics World Cup. Coached by Scott Simpson., she has been consistently ranked among the world's best"
"Shelley Rudman Shelley Rudman (born 23 March 1981) is one of Britain's most successful skeleton bobsleigh athletes, the 2013 world champion in that event, an Olympic silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in skeleton and a former World Cup and European champion. Originally from Pewsey, Wiltshire and currently residing back in Wiltshire after spending 9 years living in Sheffield, UK. She took up the sport of skeleton after a university friend and GB skeleton athlete Greg Kirk introduced her to the sport in October 2002 at the University of Bath push track. Rudman went for the GB skeleton"
"places in individual sprint and Keirin. In a subsequent interview with the ""Daily Mail"", Varnish made allegations that Sutton had made sexist comments when discussing the non-renewal of her contract. In April 2016 Sutton was suspended by British Cycling, and he immediately resigned rather than mounting a defence. Jessica Varnish Jessica ""Jess"" Varnish (born 19 November 1990) is a British track cyclist. Varnish is part of the reigning world record holding European team sprint champions and is a bronze medalist at the World Championships for the 500 metres. Jessica Varnish was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire on 19 November 1990, the"
"Becky James Rebecca Angharad ""Becky"" James (born 29 November 1991) is a British former professional racing cyclist specialising in track cycling. James was the 2013 world sprint and keirin champion. She is a 2016 Rio Olympics double silver medalist. James rode for Wales and the Great Britain Cycling Team, and rode for the . First spotted by the Welsh Talent Team, she was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Podium Programme. James attended King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny. She is the daughter of David James and Christine Harris, and has an older sister, Rachel, who is a racing cyclist, and"
"for Yorkshire. Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Joslyn Yvonne Hoyte-Smith (born 16 December 1954 in Barbados) is a former British 400 metres athlete. She competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where, as part of the women's 4×400 metres relay team, she won a bronze medal. She also ran in the 4 × 400 m relay team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She was the winner of the 400m at the UK Championships in 1979, 1981 and 1983. She also won the 400m title at the AAA Championships in 1981.She now lives in Kent, England. She is currently Athlete"
"row for cancer research. Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is an English former heptathlete. In the heptathlon she was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and, following the disqualification of two other athletes, also at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as being part of the bronze medal winning team in the Women's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics (again, initially finishing 5th but upgraded after various subsequent doping disqualifications). As such she is one of only five women to win multiple medals in Olympic heptathlon. She also won a bronze at the"
"to race again. They did, and Meadows won the race, however, Lyne was much improving and starting to reach her best again, and the selectors decided to opt for her. However, just before the flight to Osaka, Becky had to pull out due to her injury. Jennifer Meadows then replaced her. Becky Lyne Rebecca Lyne (born 4 July 1982, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire), is an English middle-distance runner, specialising in 800 and 1,500 metre races. Lyne attended Tapton School in Sheffield. Professionally, Lyne teaches athletics to primary school children. She is a member of the Hallamshire Harriers running club. Lyne"
"now lives in the West Country with her husband and two children. Jill Clarke Harrison Jill Harrison (née Clarke; born 20 June 1958) is an English long-distance runner. She is the 1980 World University Cross Country Champion. At the age of 55 in 2013, she won the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the World Masters Athletics Championships. Clarke Harrison grew up in a small village in Derbyshire. She didn't discover running until encouraged in a PE lesson to train for the Sheffield schools championships. This lead her to run for Britain at the age of 19. By this time"
"from those secured during 2013 and 2014. There remain high points though, for example winning the 2017 edition of the Great South Run with a time of 55:25 Gemma Steel Gemma Steel (born 12 November 1985) is a British long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running competitions. She was the 2014 gold medallist at the European Cross Country Championships. She has represented Great Britain internationally in cross country, road and track events. She has won at three of the Great Run series events: the Great Ireland Run, Great Birmingham Run and Great Yorkshire Run. She has"
"in the 2009 New Year Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling. As a gold medalist at European, World and Olympic level, Pendleton is also a member of the European Cycling Union Hall of Fame. With two gold medals and one silver, Pendleton is one of Great Britain's most successful female Olympians. Victoria Louise Pendleton, and her twin brother Alex James Pendleton, were born on 24 September 1980 at Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England, to Max Pendleton, a keen cyclist and former British National 8 km grass track"
"Joanna Rowsell Shand Joanna Katie Rowsell Shand MBE (née Rowsell; born 5 December 1988) is a retired English cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competed on track and road. Her greatest successes were the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics as well as five World Championship titles, four in the team pursuit (2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014) plus one in the individual pursuit at the 2014 World Championships. She is a reigning Olympic and European champion in the team pursuit, and reigning Commonwealth Games champion in"
"in competition. Tia Hellebaut Tia Hellebaut (; born 16 February 1978 in Antwerp) is a retired Belgian track and field athlete, as well as a chemist, who started out in her sports career in the heptathlon, and afterwards specialized in the high jump event. She has cleared 2.05 metres both indoors and outdoors. Hellebaut was the 2008 Olympic champion in the high jump. She was previously the European Champion in 2006 and then the European Indoor Champion in 2007. She won the gold medal in the pentathlon at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In addition to these medals, she"
"Barbara Parker (athlete) Barbara Angela Parker (born 8 November 1982) is an English track and field athlete who competes for Great Britain. She has competed in two Olympic Games and is the UK record holder in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Parker was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England and lives in Alabama. She studied a BTEC National Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science at the College of West Anglia from 1999-2001. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Parker represented Great Britain in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She was eliminated in the heats, running 9:51.93. She reached the final of the 3000"
"the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to disability athletics. In January 2013, Exhall Grange had a special assembly saying well done to her for this. She received her award in March, where she was accompanied by her husband, one of her daughters and one of the school's former members of staff. Sharon; born in 1979. They also have three grandchildren. Sheila Carey Sheila Janet Carey MBE, (née Taylor; born 12 August 1946) is a retired British middle-distance runner who represented the United Kingdom at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. In"
"Katarina Johnson-Thompson Katarina Mary Johnson-Thompson (born 9 January 1993) is an English track and field athlete specialising in the heptathlon. She is the 2015 European Indoor champion in the pentathlon with a British record score of 5000 points, and the 2018 World Indoor champion in the pentathlon. In the Long jump, she is the 2012 World Junior champion and the 2014 World Indoor silver medalist. She also holds the British high jump records with 1.98m outdoors (2016) and 1.97m indoors (2015). Johnson-Thompson's heptathlon results include finishing 14th at the 2012 London Olympics, fifth at the 2013 World Championships, sixth at"
"During this period she married Oliver Barnes. Barnes is hoping to complete her rehabilitation by the end of January and race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Victoria Barnes Victoria ""Vicky"" Barnes (née Williamson), (born 15 September 1993) is an elite British track cyclist who specialises in the sprint disciplines. In 2013, with Rebecca James, she won the bronze medal in the team sprint at the World Track Cycling Championships. Barnes was educated at Norwich High School for Girls. At the suggestion of one of her coaches at the City of Norwich Athletic Club, she switched from athletics to cycling in"
"Anna gave birth to a boy which they named William James. Anna had a second boy in February 2015. Anna holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of Reading. Anna Watkins Anna Rose Watkins MBE PhD ( Bebington, born 13 February 1983), is an English rower. Double Olympian, Watkins won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, both in the double sculls. She has also won four medals in the World Championships, winning gold in successive years, in 2010 and in 2011. Watkins was born and raised in Leek,"
"Denise Lewis Denise Lewis, (born 27 August 1972, in West Bromwich) is a retired British track and field athlete, who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Lewis was honoured as Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours. Since retiring from athletics, she has undertaken various television and media work and is now a regular athletics pundit for BBC Television, including during London 2012 and Rio 2016. The first day of the 2000 Summer Olympics heptathlon was 23 September. In the first"
"Steph Cook Stephanie Jayne ""Steph"" Cook, MBE (born 7 February 1972) is a British retired modern pentathlete. She was the Olympic champion at this event in 2000. Cook was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. She was educated at Bedford High School; The Perse School for Girls; Peterhouse, Cambridge and then Lincoln College, Oxford, where she read medicine. Having rowed at Cambridge she took up modern pentathlon whilst completing her course in clinical medicine at Oxford. She was president of the Oxford University Modern Pentathlon Association in 1995–1996. She won the women's individual title in the Varsity match against Cambridge"
"Eilidh Doyle Eilidh Doyle (pronounced AY-lee ; née Child; born 20 February 1987) is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 x 400 metres relay. She represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Doyle is the Scottish record holder for the 400 metres hurdles with 54.09 sec (2016) and the indoor 400 metres with 51.45 sec (2013). She is the 2014 European Champion and a three-time Commonwealth"
"former 400 metre runner Brian Doyle. Eilidh Doyle Eilidh Doyle (pronounced AY-lee ; née Child; born 20 February 1987) is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 x 400 metres relay. She represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Doyle is the Scottish record holder for the 400 metres hurdles with 54.09 sec (2016) and the indoor 400 metres with 51.45 sec (2013). She is the 2014"
"Heather Armitage Heather Joy Armitage (later ""Young"", then ""McClelland;"" born 17 March 1933) is a retired British sprinter and British record holder for the 100 yards. Armitage won her first major title representing Yorkshire in the all England schools 100 yards in 1951 aged 18. She competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m events and won two medals in the relay. Her best individual achievement was sixth place in the 100 m in 1956. In 1958, she won three medals at the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff including as the anchor"
"she was selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the triathlon, where she finished in 10th place. Kate McIlroy Kate McIlroy (born 26 August 1981) is a New Zealand cyclist, triathlete and former runner. She won the World Mountain Running title in 2005 and was later named New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year at the Halberg Awards. She is the national women's record holder for the 3000 metre steeplechase with a time of 9:32.54 set in Heusden, Belgium during 2006. McIlroy converted to track in a bid to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but sustained a leg"
"her subsequent training had been restricted due to injuries and her studies. Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu, MBE (born 17 May 1984) is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres, the event for which she is a former Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion. The Olympic champion in 2008, and silver medalist in 2012, she is a double World Champion, having won the 400 m at the 2007 and 2013 World Championships. She has also won six World championship medals in the women's 4 x 400m relay as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
"Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu, MBE (born 17 May 1984) is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres, the event for which she is a former Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion. The Olympic champion in 2008, and silver medalist in 2012, she is a double World Champion, having won the 400 m at the 2007 and 2013 World Championships. She has also won six World championship medals in the women's 4 x 400m relay as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team (three awarded following disqualification for doping for other athletes) and bronze"
"Liz Yelling Elizabeth Anne Yelling (née Talbot; born 5 December 1974, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is a British long-distance runner currently based in Poole, Dorset. She is the sister-in-law of fellow British runner Hayley Yelling through her marriage to steeplechaser Martin Yelling and is the former training partner of Paula Radcliffe. Yelling has taken part in the marathon at two summer Olympic Games; she finished 25th at Athens 2004 and 26th at Beijing 2008. Yelling won the bronze medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games marathon. She also holds the women's course record for: the Bath Half Marathon with a time"
"Nick Woodbridge Nicholas Lloyd ""Nick"" Woodbridge (born 1 July 1986) is a British modern pentathlete. The modern pentathlon includes the disciplines of shooting, swimming, fencing, equestrian, and cross country running. Woodbridge competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, China, and finished 25th in the men's modern pentathlon. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. where he finished in 10th place. In 2013 he achieved his best career result when he took the silver medal in the World Championships. Woodbridge began swimming with Wellington Swimming Club and joined Telford Athletics Club. He rode horses from the"