Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Birmingham, ENG |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Birchfield Harriers: Birmingham, ENG |
Name of coach |
Fayyaz Ahmed |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Librarian |
Higher education |
Sport Studies - University of Wales Institute, Cardiff: Cardiff, WAL |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He used to enjoy watching the major championships on television and was fairly good at athletics compared with his peers. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His mother, his physical education teacher Mr Jones for letting him practice in the school gym and always urging him on, his current coach Fayyaz Ahmed, and former coach Mike Dolby. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Hero / Idol |
British triple jumper Jonathan Edwards. (Athlete, 31 Jul 08) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
He trains 15-20 hours per week. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
At age 11 at Solihull and Small Heath Athletics Club. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Being good is easy. Being great is what counts." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from which country? |
England |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Skiing, tennis, reading and supporting English football club Aston Villa. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
He often wears his 'lucky' Villa socks when competing. (thepowerof10.info, 28 Aug 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Representing Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |