Craig Heap
Olympic Gymnast Craig Heap has captained the England team to a gold medal twice in his professional career.
As a child, was a self-confessed tearaway who was always jumping around the family home. It was his sister who was the first to join a local gymnastics class and in a desperate attempt to keep their hyperactive child entertained; his parents took him to the same classes.
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It wasn鈥檛 long before Craig was competing with the British Junior Team and then when he reached the age to compete professionally, Craig represented Britain in the European and World Championships.
In 1998, at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Craig became the first person to captain England to team Gold. Four years later in the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games, he did it again.
Craig fulfilled his childhood dream of competing at the Olympic Games when he was 21, where he achieved his personal best performance in the all-around final. Across his career he has won 14 British titles.
Retiring from the sport in 2002, Craig has become a Sports Ambassador, been involved in commentating and has set up his own company, which inspires young people to lead more active and healthier lives.
