"gold medal at the 2009 World Athletics Championships, has addressed some of these criticisms; the Olympic Games is the only major championship to have eluded him, with a silver medal in 2008. Idowu grew up in Hackney, and was a talented sportsman at school in both basketball and American football, yet he was most successful as a junior in athletics. In 1997 he came to attention as a triple jumper when he won the English Schools Championships and the under-20s AAA title, rounding off the year by coming fourth in the European Junior Championships. Idowu's success continued in 2000, when"
"Nathan Fox (athlete) Nathan Fox (born 21 October 1990) is an English athlete specialising in the triple jump. Nathan is one of Great Britain’s most prestigious triple jump talents. After breaking the UK under 15 national record at 14, he became the first and only person of that age in British history to jump over 14meters (14.11m). Representing Great Britain as a schoolboy he placed 5th at the European Youth Olympics in 2007. He then went on to place 6th at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He represented Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final."
"His personal bests in the event are 16.81 metres outdoors (-1.4 m/s, Clermont 2017) and 16.53 metres indoors (Sheffield 2017). Nathan Fox (athlete) Nathan Fox (born 21 October 1990) is an English athlete specialising in the triple jump. Nathan is one of Great Britain’s most prestigious triple jump talents. After breaking the UK under 15 national record at 14, he became the first and only person of that age in British history to jump over 14meters (14.11m). Representing Great Britain as a schoolboy he placed 5th at the European Youth Olympics in 2007. He then went on to place 6th"
"to transfer his success in athletics into coaching. He is currently National Event coach for Jumps; he was also Great Britain U23 team manager until 2011. As a coach, John has mentored many outstanding British athletes including Phillips Idowu whom he coached from 1998 to 2008. Herbert has worked for a multitude of media organisations including creative departments at the BBC and as Creative Director at Meridian Broadcasting, part of ITV Network. He now divides his time between philanthropic works and athletics coaching. In 2017, Herbert became involved with the Art of the Olympians. John Herbert (athlete) John Herbert (born"
"finished seventh as he was just recovering from an injury. He was therefore not selected for the 2012 Olympic team despite having the A Standard. Nathan Woodward Nathan Woodward (born 17 October 1989) is a British track and field athlete, competing in the 400 metre hurdles. Born in Solihull, he attended Water Orton Primary School and The Coleshill Secondary School. At age 11 he took up athletics and excelled in the 800 metres and in combined events, before switching to the 400 metre hurdles at age 16. After his A levels he moved to Loughborough University to study Human Biology"
"Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Great Britain and Northern Ireland (often referred to as ""Great Britain"") is competing at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. UK Athletics announced a team of 60 athletes in July in preparation for the competition, although it was known that some athletes might not compete due to injury. Christine Ohuruogu entered the competition as the defending 400 metres champion. Selected athletes had achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. Ohuruogu, Jessica Ennis, and Phillips Idowu were identified as the athletes with the greatest chance of"
"the British Championships. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU ""Athletes's Profile Page."" Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the ""Elite"" category. Hannah Drewett Hannah Rose Drewett is an English professional triathlete. From the age of 11, Drewett took part in swimming competitions and at 18 she turned to triathlon. Since 2012/13, Drewett is a BSc Sport and Physical Exercise student at the University of Leeds. She is a member of the British Triathlon Federation Performance squad, however her name does not appear among the World Class"
"the feat. Iguodala played in Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals after missing the final four games of the Western Conference Finals and the first two games of the NBA Finals with a left lateral leg contusion. The Warriors went on to win their third championship in four years with a sweep of the Cavaliers. Iguodala was a member of the United States national team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal. In the FIBA World Championships Iguodala displayed his athleticism with an array of fastbreak dunks. Iguodala was also selected for the 2012 London Olympics"
"Nathan Woodward Nathan Woodward (born 17 October 1989) is a British track and field athlete, competing in the 400 metre hurdles. Born in Solihull, he attended Water Orton Primary School and The Coleshill Secondary School. At age 11 he took up athletics and excelled in the 800 metres and in combined events, before switching to the 400 metre hurdles at age 16. After his A levels he moved to Loughborough University to study Human Biology and pursue his athletics career. He competed at his first senior championship in 2010, finishing fourth in his semi-final at the 2010 European Athletics Championships."
"he was ranked in the top 10 triple jumpers in the world and placed sixth in the 2000 Olympic Games. In 2001 he won the European Cup, though later that year his form was found wanting at the World Championships in Edmonton. His first major international medal came when he won silver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, setting a new personal best of 17.68 metres but losing to world record holder and compatriot Jonathan Edwards. Later in 2002 he placed 5th in the European Championships. In 2012, Idowu defeated world champion Christian Taylor at a Diamond League meeting in Shanghai."
"see this as simply a Team Scotland decision, any decision to withdraw we would see as being a collective decision amongst the countries who are already there and already concerned. We can't allow ourselves to be influenced by thoughts of how it may impact on 2014, not when we have something as important as the safety of our athletes to consider."" Phillips Idowu, the world triple jump champion, also withdrew from the Games. Amidst allegations of blatant corruption, shoddy construction work at venues and security concerns for participating athletes, the 2010 Commonwealth Games have faced numerous boycott calls from individuals"
"He won a silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships, behind countryman Jack Green. Nathan was selected for the British team for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, in the 400m hurdles. He finished second in his heat to advance to the semi-finals, in which he finished sixth and was eliminated. In 2012, he finished third in the UK Olympic trials, behind Dai Greene and Jack Green, who secured their places, leaving the third place to be decided at the European Championships. Rhys Williams won gold in the 400 hurdles at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, whereas Woodward"
"Nathan Cruz Nathan Irwin (born 10 September 1990) is a British professional wrestler. He currently works for World of Sport Wrestling and New Generation Wrestling where he performs under the name Nathan Cruz. He also performs for a number of British, European and International promotions. After making his professional debut aged fifteen, Cruz worked for a number of independent promotions throughout Europe including Progress Wrestling, Real Deal Wrestling, Southside Wrestling, SOLO (Spain), WS (France) and EPW (Italy). In August 2009 while competing for RDW, he captured the RDW Tag Team Championships with Colossus, holding them for six months before losing"
"competition in Rio, Flannery replaced Robbie Manson in the bow. The other two team mates are George Bridgewater and Jade Uru. Nathan Flannery Nathan Flannery (born 22 October 1992) is a New Zealand rower who started with the sport in 2006. He qualified in 2016 to row in the New Zealand's men's quadruple scull. At the Olympic qualifying regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, in May 2016—the last chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympics—they came third behind teams from Russia and Canada, and thus did not qualify. After a positive doping test returned by Russian crew member Sergey Fedorovtsev, the Russian"
"of 6 foot 5.5 inches (1.97 m) meant Ifeajuna was chosen to represent his country at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, alongside Nafiu Osagie. Nigeria performed well internationally in the high jump in that period – Joshua Majekodunmi had been runner-up at the 1950 British Empire Games, and three Nigerian jumpers made the top twenty at the 1952 Olympic high jump. At the 1954 Games in Vancouver, he competed wearing only his left shoe yet managed to clear 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), which was both a Games record and a British Empire record for the discipline."
"Secondary School (Presec Legon) and the University of Alabama, where he was an 8-time All-American with the Alabama Crimson Tide's Track and Field Team, competing in the long jump and triple jump. He became the University's record-holder in the Long Jump of Indoor Track and the Triple Jump of Outdoor Track, and was the 1996 NCAA National Champion in the Long Jump of NCAA Indoor Track and Field. He competed in the Summer 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta) and 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney), representing Ghana. Andrew Owusu Dr. Andrew Owusu (born July 8, 1972) is a Ghanaian athlete who competed in"
"Abigail Irozuru Abigail Irozuru (born 3 January 1990, Manchester) is an English track and field athlete, specialising in long jump. She is sponsored by Virgin Trains and also has a train named after her based on her achievements and potential to be a future Olympian. She competes for the Sale Harriers, the same club as former Great Britain athletes Diane Modahl and Darren Campbell. Irozuru began participating in athletics as a 14-year-old after she excelled at a youth athletics match by winning the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m and the long jump. This led to an invitation"
"Britain qualified 4 sleds. Sam Blanchet and Montell Douglas were travelling reserves Andrew Musgrave's seventh place in the men's 30 km skiathlon was the best performance by a Briton in an Olympic cross country event. Great Britain qualified a men's and women's team for a total of 10 athletes (five of each gender). The teams were officially announced on 22 June 2017. Outside of the Olympic Games, Great Britain competes under the flags of its constituent home nations, Scotland, England and Wales (Northern Irish players compete for a combined Ireland); Scotland results are treated as Great Britain for the purposes"
"individual titles at the same championships (nine men, six women). The majority of these are sprint or long-distance combinations, although Andrew Howe (200 m and long jump), Margus Hunt (discus throw and shot put) and Morgan Lake (high jump and heptathlon) managed to win novel doubles. Many others achieved a double between an individual victory and being a member of a winning relay team. IAAF World U20 Championships The IAAF World U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category"
"behind World Champion Nelson Évora after arriving at the games as the favourite. His best jump was 17.62 m, achieved in the third round. In an interview with Reuters, Idowu expressed disappointment at having won only silver, though he displayed good humour and also looked forward to the next Olympics in London. At the start of the 2009 athletics season, Idowu missed the opportunity to defend his European Indoor title as he was suffering from a knee injury. On Tuesday 18 August 2009 he finally fulfilled his potential by winning the World Championships in Berlin with the longest jump of"
"Doyle, Laura Jones, Hannah Clowes and Imogen Cairns representing Great Britain. Romania were represented by Steliana Nistor, Sandra Izbaşa, Andreea Acatrinei, Andreea Grigore, Daniela Druncea and Gabriela Drăgoi (Anamaria Tămârjan had to pull out on the day) Ipswich Gymnastics Centre Ipswich Gymnastics Centre in Ipswich is one of only three fully London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) accredited gymnastics facilities in the United Kingdom and was used for training sessions in the run up to the 2004 Olympic Games by the Romanian gymnastics team. The centre has hosted international competitions and friendlies. In June 2008, two weeks before"
"metre sprint. He took gold, finishing ahead of countryman and fellow ex-Athlone School pupil Hilton Langenhoven. At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha Ntutu took silver in the 200 metres but he was disqualified from the 100 metre sprint. The next year he added a second Paralympic medal when he took a silver in the 100 metres at the 2016 Games in Rio. He also competed in the 200 metre race but failed to qualify for the finals. Jonathan Ntutu Ndodomzi Jonathan Ntutu (born 4 February 1984) is a visually impaired South African sprinter. Competing in the T12"
"field at a given time. Britain qualified a team in this sport through the 7th-place finish of the England team at the CPISRA World Championships in Brazil.; their first appearance since the 1992 Barcelona Games Legend: Four British judokas qualified for the Games, all events were for visually impaired athletes. A single medal was won, by Sam Ingram, in the men's 90 kg category. Four British powerlifters qualified to compete at the Games. Jason Irving and Natalie Blake had the best results, each finishing sixth, Blake was competing in the −48 kg division, having dropped down two weight categories since"
"Institute of Sport scholarship holder. In September 2012, he joined Artemis Racing for the final ACWS event in San Francisco and has since joined for the America's Cup in 2013. Nathan is one of the helmsmen for Artemis Racing the Challenger of Record for the 2013 America's Cup. He also skippered ""Artemis"" in the Louis Vuitton challenger series for the 2017 America's Cup, losing to Emirates Team New Zealand's ""Aotearoa"". Nathan Outteridge Nathan Outteridge (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie. He is most famous for winning a gold medal at the London Olympics"
"using prosthetics to dance with her and walk down the aisle. Nathan Stephens Nathan Stephens (born 11 April 1988) is a former Paralympian athlete from Wales competing mainly in category F57-58 throwing events. He was until September 2012 the world record holder in the F57 javelin throw. Stephens was born in Kenfig Hill in Bridgend, South Wales. At the age of nine an accident on a railway line resulted in the loss of both of his legs. He started swimming for the Dragons Disabled Swimming Club before moving on to other sports. As a youth he joined the Cardiff Huskies"
"second series win in 2015. He lives in Manchester, close to the National Indoor BMX Arena. He likes to play golf in his spare time. Liam Phillips Liam Peter Phillips (born 11 March 1989) is a BMX racing cyclist representing Great Britain. In 2013 he won the UCI BMX World Championships, his first. Having been cycling from the age of 5, he took up competitive BMX whilst a junior and won ten consecutive British titles. He won his first European title in 1999, and represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, at the 2012 Summer Olympics (despite having broken"
"At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Taylor won the triple jump title with a distance of 17.96 m, a personal best for him and beating defending champion Phillips Idowu. Idowu started the competition with a jump of 17.56 m. Then proceeded to jump 17.38 m and 17.70 m on his second and third attempt and looked poised to win the gold after jumping 17.77 m on his fourth attempt. Taylor never really looked like a serious gold medal threat before his fourth jump. He started with a no mark on his first attempt and only managed to"
"choose to represent Ireland or Great Britain, McDowell deciding in 2013 and McIlroy in 2014. Ireland entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition, including a first female Irish gymnast. London 2012 Olympian Kieran Behan and Ellis O'Reilly had claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. Ireland qualified two modern pentathletes for the following events at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe claimed one of the eight available Olympic slots with a first-place finish in the men's event at the 2015 European"
"27:26.93), Silas Kiplagat (2011 World Championships 1500m silver medalist), Sylvia Kibet (2009 and 2011 World Championships 5000m silver), Imane Merga (2011 World Cross Country Champion and 2011 World Championships 10000m bronze medalist), Abel Kirui (2009 and 2011 World Marathon Champion and Olympic silver medalist), Caleb Ndiku (2014 World Indoor 3000m Champion, 2015 World Championships 5000m silver medalist), Ronald Kwemoi (World Junior Record Holder of 1500m), Irene Cheptai (World Champion in Cross Country 2017), and Geoffrey Kirui (2017 World Championships marathon gold medalist). At the Olympic Games 2012 in London, athletes he coached won one silver (Abel Kirui, Marathon) and two"
"Saheed Idowu Saheed Idowu (born 3 January 1990 in Brazzaville) is a Congolese table tennis player. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's singles, but was defeated in the preliminary round. Idowu competed in the 2018 ITTF African-Cup, placing second in group 2 behind Quadri Aruna, dropping the group match to Aruna (1-3),allowing him to qualify for the Quarter Finals. In the Quarter Finals, Idowu faced and defeated African Table Tennis legend Segun Toriola (4-2). In the Semi Finals, Idowu lost to eventual winner Omar Assar, dropping four straight games (0-4). He was then paired against Ahmed"
"(single golds by Jessica Ennis and Greg Rutherford, and two by Mo Farah). Traditionally Britain was strongest in men's athletics, especially middle distance running, but over the last 20 years success has been achieved in a wide range of events and British women have closed the attainment gap on the men. However, there remain serious concerns about the depth of the sport in Britain, with the number of club athletes reportedly in decline. Two high-profile annual athletics events are the London Marathon and the Great North Run, which is a half marathon. The United Kingdom played a key role in"
"Saleh in the placement round, losing that match (1-3), finishing the tournament in fourth place. Like most modern Table Tennis players, Idowu favors a forehand attacking style. His forehand loop is noted as appearing rather relaxed and unorthodox. Saheed Idowu Saheed Idowu (born 3 January 1990 in Brazzaville) is a Congolese table tennis player. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's singles, but was defeated in the preliminary round. Idowu competed in the 2018 ITTF African-Cup, placing second in group 2 behind Quadri Aruna, dropping the group match to Aruna (1-3),allowing him to qualify for the Quarter"
"fourth Briton with Mo Farah, Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny to successfully defend two Olympic titles at the same Games. In athletics in both the men's 5,000 and 10,000 metres Mo Farah successfully defended his Olympic titles to become Britain's most successful ever Olympic track and field athlete with four golds between 2012 and 2016, while Christine Ohorougu, despite failing to reach the 400 metres final, became the second British track and field athlete, after Steve Backley, to win medals in three successive Games anchoring the Great Britain team to bronze in the 4 × 400 metres relay. In swimming"