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Professor Greg Whyte, a former
international modern pentathlete, competed in two Olympic Games and is a
European and World Championship medalist. He is an expert in the field of
sports science, graduating from Brunel University; He furthered his studies
with an MSc in human performance and completed his PhD at St. Georges Hospital
Medical School.
Greg is the preeminent authority on Exercise Physiology
and Sports Performance and Rehabilitation in the UK. An internationally
recognised expert in the field, Greg has extensive professional experience
assessing, treating and improving the performance of athletes and sporting
enthusiasts ranging from celebrities attempting their first mountain summit to
Gold medal seeking Olympians.
Greg is well-known for his involvement in
Comic Relief, since 2006 Greg has applied his sports science work to assist
various celebrities in completing some of the toughest challenges. Greg has
trained, motivated and successfully coached the comedian David Walliams to swim
across the English Channel; James Cracknell to run, cycle and swim to Africa;
Cheryl Cole, Chris Moyles and Gary Barlow to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro; Eddie
Izzard to run a remarkable 43 marathons in 50 days and more recently Christine
Bleakley to waterski across the Channel, as well as a whole team of
celebrities, including Dermot O’Leary, to cross the driest desert in Africa.
Greg is an intelligent and charismatic figure and alongside his knowledge and experience of both
coaching and participating in ultra-endurance sporting events, Greg can give an
exciting and awe-inspiring perspective into what it means to participate and
succeed in any challenge an individual or team may face.
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