St Mary's Athletes and Medals

Athletes and Medal Winners

14 St Mary’s athletes (students, alumni and former or current EPACC endurance runners) were selected for Team GB:

• Andy Baddeley (1,500m)
• Julia Bleasdale (5,000m and 10,000m)
• Mo Farah (5,000m and 10,000m)
• Nick McCormick (5,000m)
• Ross Murray (1,500m)
• Andrew Osagie (800m)
• Scott Overall (marathon)
• Jo Pavey (5,000m and 10,000m)
• Nicola Sanders (4x400m)
• Stuart Stokes (3,000m steeplechase)
• Moe Sbihi (men’s eight rowing)
• James Tindall (hockey)
• Matt Wells (double sculls rowing)
• Mara Yamauchi (marathon)

A number of other athletes who train at St Mary’s competed for Team GB at either the Olympics or Paralympics:

• Tim Brabants (K-1 1,000m sprint canoeing)
• Martin Sinclair (CP football)
• Helen Turner (wheelchair basketball)
• David Weir (T54 wheelchair racing, 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m and marathon)

St Mary's supported the following 15 medal winning performances:

Team GB

• Mo Farah, two Golds (5000m and 10,000m)
• David Weir, four Golds (T54 800m, 1500m, 5000m and marathon)
• Moe Sbihi, Bronze (men’s eight rowing)

Team China

• Ding Chen, Gold (20km race walk)
• Zhen Wang, Bronze (20km race walk)
• Si Tianfeng, Bronze (50km race walk)
• Shenjie Queyang, Bronze (50km race walk)

Team South Africa

• Caster Semenya, Silver (800m)

Team Kenya

• Sally Kipyego, Silver (10,000m)
• Vivian Cheruyiot, Silver and Bronze (5000m and 10,000m)