Team GB, in association with the University of Hull, bring you the Moments That Made Me podcast, delving into the career-defining moments of some of the nation’s finest Olympic athletes. Each week athletes talk through three moments that they feel have made them the people they are today. This week rower Pete Reed joins Radzi on the pod to discuss his triple Olympic gold medal success from 2008, 2012 and 2016 as well as his latest battle as he undergoes intensive rehab following a spinal stroke last year which left him paralysed from the waist down.

Pete Reed

Gymnastics sister pairing Becky and Ellie Downie are Radzi’s guests on Episode 2 of The Moments That Made Me. The girls talk through the highs of winning medals together, the feeling of nailing a routine and getting Olympic Rings tattoos as well as the lows of injury and missing out on Olympic selection.
 
The podcast, brought to you in association with the University of Hull, invites Olympic athletes to talk through the moments in their lives they feel have defined them as the athlete and person they are today.
 
If you enjoyed this listen, or any in the series, please subscribe so the latest episode lands straight onto your device each Monday.

Becky and Ellie Downie

Becky Adlington was just 19 years old when she won two gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, breaking a 19-year-old world record in the process. She would go on to win European and World titles before double bronze at London 2012. On the podcast this week Becky talks Radzi through Beijing success, dealing with trolls and how she’s changed as a person since becoming a mother.
 
The podcast, brought to you in association with the University of Hull, invites Olympic athletes to talk through the moments in their lives they feel have defined them as the athlete and person they are today.

If you enjoyed this listen, or any in the series, please subscribe to the latest episode lands straight onto your device each Monday.

Rebecca Adlington

For non-cycling fans, Ed Clancy might be the most successful British Olympian you’ve never heard of. The mainstay and leader of a men’s team pursuit quartet that has won gold at the last three Olympic Games and breaking numerous world records along the way, Ed is a four-minute track specialist and knows what it takes to deliver under the greatest of pressures and alongside some of the biggest names in the sport.
 
On the pod, Ed talks Radzi through his mental approach to elite sport, how he first broke into the senior ranks of British Cycling, the back injury that also cost him his Rio spot and what keeps him motivated to go for a fourth Games in Tokyo.
 
The podcast, brought to you in association with the University of Hull, invites Olympic athletes to talk through the moments in their lives they feel have defined them as the athlete and person they are today.
 
If you enjoyed Ed’s episode or any in the series, please subscribe to the latest episode lands straight onto your device each Monday.

Ed Clancy

Hockey keeper Maddie Hinch has made her name as a penalty shootout specialist but this Olympian is so much more. A three-time FIH Goalkeeper of the Year winner and Rio 2016 Olympic champion in the most iconic of hockey finals, Maddie talks through her up and down path to making it at the elite level and gives insight into what made that 2016 squad so special.
 
The podcast, brought to you in association with the University of Hull, invites Olympic athletes to talk through the moments in their lives they feel have defined them as the athlete and person they are today.
 
If you enjoyed Maddie's episode or any in the series, please subscribe to the latest episode lands straight onto your device each Monday.

Maddie Hinch

It's safe to say that Lutalo Muhammad's career is one full of ups and downs. From a public selection dispute for London 2012 and last second defeat in the Rio final to two Olympic medals and a drive for glory in Tokyo, this east London boy born in the shadow of the London 2012 park has quite the story to tell. 

The podcast, brought to you in association with the University of Hull, invites Olympic athletes to talk through the moments in their lives they feel have defined them as the athlete and person they are today.

If you enjoyed this episode or any in the series, please subscribe to the latest episode lands straight onto your device each Monday.

Lutalo Muhammad

Denise Lewis is part of the dynasty of British multi-eventers, making her name in the 90s and peaking at Sydney 2000 with Olympic gold. In this week’s pod Denise talks Radzi through the Whitney Houston song that inspired her to become an Olympian, the first time she realised she belonged at the elite level and the inside story of that triumph in Sydney. 

The podcast, brought to you in association with the University of Hull, invites Olympic athletes to talk through the moments in their lives they feel have defined them as the athlete and person they are today.

Enjoying the series? If so, please subscribe today and you can listen to each episode as soon as it’s published.

Denise Lewis

Max Whitlock is Team GB’s most successful Olympic gymnast, with five medals to his name. 
 
He first burst onto the Olympic scene at London 2012, where he won two bronze medals in the pommel horse and men’s team competition. Following further World, European and Commonwealth success, Whitlock created even more history at Rio 2016 where he won bronze in the all-around - Great Britain’s first medal in the event for 108 years. He followed this up by becoming the first British individual gold medallist with victory in both the floor and pommel horse events.
 
In this week’s podcast, Max talks Radzi through the time he met his idol – Japanese gymnast Kōhei Uchimura, why he moved to Slovenia aged 11 and how his perspective on life has changed following the birth of his daughter Willow. 
 
The podcast, brought to you in association with the University of Hull, invites Olympic athletes to talk through the moments in their lives they feel have defined them as the athlete and person they are today.
 
Like what you hear? If so, please subscribe today and you can listen to each episode as soon as it’s released.

Max Whitlock

Manchester City and England striker Ellen White joins Radzi for the final episode of the series. White, who was part of the women’s football side for the London 2012 Olympic Games and was joint-top scorer at the 2019 World Cup, talks about her childhood days playing alongside the boys, her breakthrough in the sport and the future of the women’s game. 

The podcast, brought to you in association with the University of Hull, invites Olympic athletes to talk through the moments in their lives they feel have defined them as the athlete and person they are today.

Ellen White

Team GB’s brand new podcast ‘The Moments That Made Me’ brings you first-hand insight from some of the nation’s finest Olympic athletes.
 
Each week, Radzi welcomes a new Olympian to the pod to talk through the moments in their life they feel have made them the person and athlete they are today. The medals and successes as well as the injuries and disappointments all feature in this new eight-part series as the team builds up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next year.
 
This podcast is in association with the University of Hull, Team GB’s official University partner.

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