Amanda Redding
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Amanda Reddin (born 6 June 1965) is a gymnastics coach, and former Olympic gymnast, for Great Britain. Personal coach of three time world champion gymnast Beth Tweddle
, Reddin currently coaches at City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club.
in Budapest
, Hungary
.
in Los Angeles
in women's artistic gymnastics for Great Britain placing 7th in the team competition and 22nd in the all around competition.
, but soon moved to Liverpool
in 1992 to coach at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club in Toxteth
, Liverpool
.
Today, Reddin is a qualified FIG
Brevet Coach and has coached at three Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008) and more than ten World Championships.
).
In 2004, Kirby was one of the winners in the 'Manager/Coach' category of the BBC North West Sports Awards
In 2006, Kirby was awarded the Mussabini Medal
in the UK Coaching Awards.
In 2008, Kirby was nominated for the Unsung Hero award in The Sunday Times
Sportswoman of the Year Awards.
won the 2006 World Championships on the Asymmetric Bars). The award is now given annually to the coach of the gymnast in the senior English gymnastics championships who scores the highest mark on the asymmetric bars.
Beth Tweddle
Elizabeth "Beth" Kimberly Tweddle MBE is an English gymnast. Tweddle is a three time world champion having won the 2010 World Championships and 2006 World Championshipson the uneven bars and the 2009 World Championships on the floor...
, Reddin currently coaches at City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club.
1983 World Championships
Harrison was a member of the Great Britain team, who placed 17th, in the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 22nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in 1983.-Medals:-All-around:- Floor exercise :-Pommel horse:-Rings:-Vault:-Parallel bars:-Horizontal bar:-Team final:-All-around:...
in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
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.
1984 Olympics
At age 19, Harrison competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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in women's artistic gymnastics for Great Britain placing 7th in the team competition and 22nd in the all around competition.
Coaching career
Kirby began her coaching career in BrightonBrighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, but soon moved to Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
in 1992 to coach at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club in Toxteth
Toxteth
Toxteth is an inner city area of Liverpool, England. Located to the south of the city, Toxteth is bordered by Liverpool City Centre, Dingle, Edge Hill, Wavertree and Aigburth.-Description:...
, Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
.
Today, Reddin is a qualified FIG
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique or International Federation of Gymnastics is the governing body of competitive gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 23, 1881 in Liège, Belgium, making it the oldest international sport organisation...
Brevet Coach and has coached at three Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008) and more than ten World Championships.
Honors
In 2002, Kirby was named as UK Coach of the Year (a title shared with Alex Stanton, coach to marathon world record holder Paula RadcliffePaula Radcliffe
Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours...
).
In 2004, Kirby was one of the winners in the 'Manager/Coach' category of the BBC North West Sports Awards
In 2006, Kirby was awarded the Mussabini Medal
Mussabini Medal
The Mussabini Medal was a sports award recognising the coaches of British sports people and teams, named after Sam Mussabini. Mussabini, who died in 1927, is considered to be the first professional coach in sport, breaking the occupations amateur public school roots...
in the UK Coaching Awards.
In 2008, Kirby was nominated for the Unsung Hero award in The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
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Sportswoman of the Year Awards.
The Amanda Kirby Trophy
In 2007, the Amanda Kirby Trophy was introduced in English Gymnastics (alongside the Beth Tweddle Trophy), in honor of her years of dedicated coaching and for producing a world champion (Beth TweddleBeth Tweddle
Elizabeth "Beth" Kimberly Tweddle MBE is an English gymnast. Tweddle is a three time world champion having won the 2010 World Championships and 2006 World Championshipson the uneven bars and the 2009 World Championships on the floor...
won the 2006 World Championships on the Asymmetric Bars). The award is now given annually to the coach of the gymnast in the senior English gymnastics championships who scores the highest mark on the asymmetric bars.