Amanda Reddin

Career

Reddin coached for many years at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club. She is now the Head National Coach for British Gymnastics. 1983 World Championships 1984 Olympics At age 19, Harrison competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in women"s artistic gymnastics for Great Britain placing 7th in the team competition and 22nd in the all around competition.

Kirby began her coaching career in Brighton, but soon moved to Liverpool in 1992 to coach at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club in Toxteth, Liverpool.

Today, Reddin is a qualified FIG Brevet Coach and has coached at four Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) and more than ten World Championships. Honours In 2004, Kirby was one of the winners in the "Manager/Coach" category of the British Broadcasting Corporation North West Sports The Amanda Kirby Trophy The award is now given annually to the coach of the gymnast in the senior English gymnastics championships who scores the highest mark on the asymmetric bars.

Achievements

• In 2002, Kirby was named as United Kingdom Coach of the Year (a title shared with Alex Stanton, coach to marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe). In 2004, Kirby was one of the winners in the "Manager/Coach" category of the British Broadcasting Corporation North West Sports Awards In 2006, Kirby was awarded the Mussabini Medal in the United Kingdom Coaching Awards. In 2008, Kirby was nominated for the Unsung Hero award in The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year Awards. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to sport.

Membership

Harrison was a member of the Great Britain team, which placed 17th, in the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.