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Helen Richardson-Walsh: Golden Era
Manage episode 345837195 series 2905413
Helen started her international career in 1999 at the age of 17 and became the youngest ever woman to represent GB hockey at an Olympics in Sydney the following year. She went on to compete at four Olympic Games and as part of the senior leadership group played a central role in propelling the women’s game to victory on the world stage at Rio 2016. As she stepped on to the podium alongside her team mate and wife, GB captain Kate Richardson-Walsh, they also entered Olympic history as the first same sex married couple to win an Olympic medal playing for the same team.
Tune-in to Helen in conversation with Jack Rolfe, as they discuss the exciting journey and where and what Helen is doing now in sport pyschology and team leadership.
40 episodes
Manage episode 345837195 series 2905413
Helen started her international career in 1999 at the age of 17 and became the youngest ever woman to represent GB hockey at an Olympics in Sydney the following year. She went on to compete at four Olympic Games and as part of the senior leadership group played a central role in propelling the women’s game to victory on the world stage at Rio 2016. As she stepped on to the podium alongside her team mate and wife, GB captain Kate Richardson-Walsh, they also entered Olympic history as the first same sex married couple to win an Olympic medal playing for the same team.
Tune-in to Helen in conversation with Jack Rolfe, as they discuss the exciting journey and where and what Helen is doing now in sport pyschology and team leadership.
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