Cheryl Done
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 25 September 1970 Bucklow, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Cheryl Done (born 25 September 1970) is a British bobsledder.[1] She competed in the two woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]
Biography
[edit]Done was born in Bucklow, Cheshire in 1970,[1] before moving to Timperley,[3] and later to Bath.[4] In 1985, at the under-15 level, Done set a new British record in the pentathlon.[4] Done worked for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as an instructor in physical education,[3] and started competing in bobsleigh in 1995.[4] In one of her earliest races for the British team, in St. Moritz, Done crashed and suffered a concussion.[3]
In the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Done and team-mate Nicola Minichiello finished in twelfth place.[1][5] In 2009, Done was involved in training teenagers who had hopes of competing at a future Winter Olympics.[6] Following the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Done returned to her duties in the RAF.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Cheryl Done". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cheryl Done Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Keep-fit fan bids for bobsleigh gold". Manchester Evening News. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Cheryl Done". BBC News. 16 January 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Cheryl Don". Team GB. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Girls push for Olympics glory on ice after bobsleigh 'taster'". The Northern Echo. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "RAF personnel return to regular duties after London 2012". Hunts Post. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
External links
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- English female bobsledders
- Olympic bobsledders for Great Britain
- Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Women in the Royal Air Force
- 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel
- 21st-century Royal Air Force personnel
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- Women's Royal Air Force airwomen
- Royal Air Force airmen