Paddy Henderson (journalist)
Adam 'Paddy' Mark Henderson (born in 1996 in Clifton, Bristol) is a former Team GB athlete.[1]
Athletics career
[edit]Henderson began his athletics career in Cheltenham competing as a sprinter and a long jumper.[2] In 2011, aged 14 he began competing in the Decathlon. 18 months later, he was crowned Under 17 English Decathlon Champion after a run of 11 gold medals in 11 national meetings in September 2012.[3]
Henderson went on to compete for Team GB Juniors and Team GB in a number of domestic and international meets.[4] He retired from athletics at 18 due to a reoccurring knee injury.
Journalism career
[edit]As of 2016, Henderson is a part of the team at both BBC Sport and BBC News as a broadcaster and reporter.[5][6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Damon Hill ahead of the Cheltenham Literature Festival, BBC Radio Gloucestershire Sport - BBC Radio Gloucestershire". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Andy Lewis pre World Paratriathlon Championships, 22/07/2016, Steve Kitchen - BBC Radio Gloucestershire". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Soheila Clifford ahead of X-Factor judges houses, Steve Kitchen - BBC Radio Gloucestershire". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "'What If? Roadshow' launch, Steve Kitchen - BBC Radio Gloucestershire". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Lewis 'Poochi' van Poetsch on his retirement from boxing, BBC Radio Gloucestershire Sport - BBC Radio Gloucestershire". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.