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SUMMARY:Development of an Athlete - Dr Katherine Grainger\, Olympic Gold M
 edallist
DTSTART:20150123T173000Z
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nThe 2012 Olympics showcased one of the most succes
 sful British Olympic teams ever.  This was no accident\, for seven years t
 he country knew that the Olympics was coming back to Britain and everythin
 g had been committed to give athletes the best chance of success.  Funding
  systems were in place\, world class coaches\, scientific experts\, venues
 \, training grounds\, equipment all made sure athletes could compete with 
 the rest of the world.  And every athlete knew this might be the chance of
  a lifetime.  But athletes had also taken a lifetime to get to this point 
 – athletes who began their sport as children in clubs\, schools and univ
 ersities all over the country.  Athletes\, who learned constantly\, develo
 ped and challenged themselves while committing to being the best they coul
 d possibly be.  I’ll chart the development of an athlete looking back at
  the past 4 Olympics that I’ve competed in and witness how the landscape
  of British sport\, and specifically rowing\, has changed.  \n\nBiography\
 n\nKatherine Grainger is Britain’s most successful international female 
 rower. Originally from Glasgow\, Katherine studied at Edinburgh University
 \, where she took up the sport in 1993.\n\nHer international rowing career
  began in 1997 and since that time\, she has won 6 world championships\, 3
  Olympic silver medals\, (Sydney\, Athens & Beijing) and in 2012 she won t
 he Olympic gold with Anna Watkins in the double scull. Katherine is the on
 ly British female athlete from any sport to win medals in four consecutive
  Olympic Games.\n\nShe was awarded an MBE in 2006\, and a CBE for services
  to sport in 2012.\n\nKatherine has an honours LLB from Edinburgh Universi
 ty\, an MPhil in Medical Law and Medical Ethics from Glasgow University\, 
 and achieved a PhD in the Law of Homicide at Kings College\, London. Along
 side her studies\, Katherine wrote her autobiography ‘Dreams Do Come Tru
 e’ which was published in June 2013.\n\nFollowing a 2-year break from ro
 wing\, Katherine has recently returned to full-time training with her sigh
 ts set on the Rio Olympics in 2016.
LOCATION:LMH\, Lady Mitchell Hall
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