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Encyclopedia > Sally Gunnell
Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold 1992 Barcelona 400 m hurdles
Bronze 1992 Barcelona 4x400 m relay
World Championships
Gold 1993 Stuttgart 400 m hurdles
Silver 1991 Tokyo 400 m hurdles
Bronze 1993 Stuttgart 4x400 m relay
Goodwill Games
Gold 1998 New York 400 m hurdles
IAAF World Cup
Gold 1994 London 400 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold 1994 Helsinki 400 m hurdles
European Cup
Gold 1989 Gateshead 400 m
Gold 1991 Frankfurt 400 m hurdles
Gold 1993 Rome 400 m hurdles
Gold 1994 Birmingham 400 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Gold 1989 The Hague 400 m
Competitor for Flag of England England
Commonwealth Games
Gold 1986 Edinburgh 100 m hurdles
Gold 1990 Auckland 400 m hurdles
Gold 1994 Victoria 400 m hurdles
Silver 1990 Auckland 100 m hurdles

Sally Jane Janet Gunnell, OBE (born July 29, 1966 in Chigwell, Essex, England) is a former Olympic champion in the 400m hurdles. She has also worked as a television presenter predominantly for the BBC until January 2006. A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The 92 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics Categories: | ... The 92 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics Categories: | ... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22. ... The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. ... The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22. ... Logo of the 2nd Games in Seattle The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. ... The IAAF World Cup is an international athletics competition. ... The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. ... The 16th European Championships in Athletics were in held in Helsinki, Finland. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The European Indoor Championships were held for the first time in 1970. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries Commonwealth Games Federation seal, adopted in 2001 The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. ... The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand. ... Countries that competed The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held August 18-28, 1994 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Chigwell is a civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...


Gunnell started out in athletics with the Essex Ladies club as an accomplished long jumper and pentathlete before turning to the sprints and hurdling and is the only woman to have held the European, World, Commonwealth and Olympic 400 metre hurdles titles at the same time. Woodford Green with Essex Ladies is one of the leading British athletics clubs and is based in Woodford, London. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. ... For other uses, see World (disambiguation). ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...


Gunnell won the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. She set the world record in the same event when she won gold in the 1993 World Championships. This record was broken by Kim Batten in 1995, but is still the UK record. Her defence of her Olympic title in Atlanta in 1996 was cut short as she pulled up in one of her races, injured. This seemed a particularly cruel blow as this race occurred on her 30th birthday. Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... The 92 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22. ... Kim Batten born 29 March 1969 in McRae, Georgia, Usa Kim is a retired female American 400m Hurdler. ... // 1 All UK national records and bests Categories: | | ...


In 1996, Gunnell worked as a Red Cross ambassador in Angola. In September 1997, she retired after a recurrence of an achilles tendon injury. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Anarchist Black Cross was originally called the Anarchist Red Cross. The band Redd Kross was originally called Red Cross. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This is about vertebrate anatomy. ...


In 1998, Gunnell was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...


In summer 2006, she was a celebrity showjumper in the BBC's Sport Relief event Only Fools on Horses. Show jumping or jumpers is a member of a family of English-discipline equestrian events that includes dressage, eventing, hunters and equitation. ... Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to fight poverty in the UK and Africa. ... Only Fools on Horses is a BBC reality television programme produced by Endemol UK it gets its name from the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, which first aired on July 7, 2006. ...


She is married to fellow athlete Jonathan Bigg, and has three children; Finley, Luca, and Marley (all boys).

Olympic champions in women's 400 m hurdles
1984: Nawal El Moutawakel | 1988: Debbie Flintoff-King | 1992: Sally Gunnell | 1996: Deon Hemmings | 2000: Irina Privalova | 2004: Fani Halkia 
British Olympic champions in women's athletics
1964: Mary Rand (long jump) | 1964: Ann Packer (800 m) | 1972: Mary Peters (pentathlon) | 1984: Tessa Sanderson (javelin) | 1992: Sally Gunnell (400 m hurdles) | 2000: Denise Lewis (heptathlon) | 2004: Kelly Holmes (800 m & 1500 m)
Preceded by
None
Women's European Athlete of the Year
1993
Succeeded by
Irina Privalova

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External links

  • Official website
  • Profile at the IMDb

She also completed the london marathon in 2007 (22.04.2007).



 

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