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Heather
Fell is one of Britain’s top modern pentathletes, a
sport contrived of 5 individual events which requires great skill, enthusiasm
and focus. Heather has been successful on both the World and European stages
and is looking forward to continued success at the 2012 London Olympics where
she is a strong contender for a medal.
After initial
success at junior level, including two Gold and one Silver medal in the 2003
World Junior Championships in Athens, Heather
nearly gave up the sport she loved in 2006 when, due to a series of shin
splint injuries,
her funding was cut by UK
Sport.
Heather
had to wait until 2007 to get her first major tournament medal, with Bronze in Moscow and an individual Silver medal
at the 2007 European Championships in Riga,
reaching the Olympic qualifying standard in doing so. She also won a Gold medal as part of
the relay team, with Katy
Livingston and Georgina Harland.
2008
saw Heather record perhaps her most successful medal haul to date with a Gold
at the World Cup and a Silver at the Olympics in Beijing where Heather was
catapulted into the public eye. Another Silver medal at the 2010 World
Championships has set Heather up with a great chance to claim a second Olympic
medal at the London 2012 Games, something she is certainly capable of doing.
Hoping
to pursue a career in broadcasting after she retires, Heather occasionally
works for BBC South West as a commentator. She also writes for a monthly column
for the Tavistock Times Gazette about her life on and off the track.
Heather
is extremely articulate with a plethora of stories detailing her triumph over
adversity and is known as being very strong minded and having a bubbly and
loquacious personality. She is popular with the media and highly sought after
on the corporate speaking circuit. Heather is a role model for both current and
emerging athletes and an ideal ambassador for any business wishing to work with
her. Heather plans to go one step further in front of her home crowd at the London
2012 Olympic Games.
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