Shelley Holroyd's guest appearances

Shelley Holroyd

LGBTQ Sports Podcast

The LGBT Sport Podcast

Cyd Zeigler

Edmund Connolly

Lewis Gibson

Natalie Washington

Chris Mosier

Luke Tuffs

Tadd Fujikawa

Luke Strong

Chloe Morgan

Tom Bosworth

Richard Morris

Zach Sullivan

Abby Dunkin

Kellie Maloney

Anthony Bowens

OwlTail

She spent nearly two decades as one of Britain's top field athletes, competing at multiple World, Commonwealth and European championships - as well as the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.After she put down her javelin, Shelley Holroyd turned her attention to helping young athletes and para-athletes achieve their full potential as a coach – and now, she's part of the team behind the Athletics Pride Network, which supports gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in the sport.She’s a cracking guest to have on the podcast this week – and we talked about an awful lot in this episode. From the unusual way she got her start in athletics to the dramatic incident that almost ended her career for good; her experiences as an LGBTQ+ person in athletics, including some of the discrimination she faced along the way; the difference that the Athletics Pride Network would have had when she was competing; and her transition from competing to coaching … yeah, there’s an awful lot to enjoy here.We’re so lucky to have had such a brilliant guest like Shelley, and we think you’ll like her as much as we did.WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST? @AthleticsPride1@BritAthleticsAthleticsPrideNetwork@britishathletics.org.ukWANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PODCAST?@jack_murleyjack.murley@bbc.co.uk

She spent nearly two decades as one of Britain's top field athletes, competing at multiple World, Commonwealth and European championships - as well as the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. After she put down her javelin, Shelley Holroyd turned her attention to helping young athletes and para-athletes achieve their full potential as a coach – and now, she's part of the team behind the Athletics Pride Network, which supports gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in the sport. She’s a cracking guest to have on the podcast this week – and we talked about an awful lot in this episode. From the unusual way she got her start in athletics to the dramatic incident that almost ended her career for good; her experiences as an LGBTQ+ person in athletics, including some of the discrimination she faced along the way; the difference that the Athletics Pride Network would have had when she was competing; and her transition from competing to coaching … yeah, there’s an awful lot to enjoy here. We’re so lucky to have had such a brilliant guest like Shelley, and we think you’ll like her as much as we did. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST? @AthleticsPride1 @BritAthletics AthleticsPrideNetwork@britishathletics.org.uk WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PODCAST? @jack_murley jack.murley@bbc.co.uk

The One with Shelley Holroyd

Shelley Holroyd says that when she competed for Team Great Britain in javelin at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, everyone around her knew she was gay. She never had a coming-out moment, people just always knew. Now she's talking about being gay as part of a campaign to promote the Athletics Pride Network, which is designed to bring together LGBTQ people in track and field. She talks with us about APN, as well as her recent bout with coronavirus. She contracted it weeks ago and suffered what she called "soul-destroying" pain.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shelley Holroyd says that when she competed for Team Great Britain in javelin at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, everyone around her knew she was gay. She never had a coming-out moment, people just always knew. Now she's talking about being gay as part of a campaign to promote the Athletics Pride Network, which is designed to bring together LGBTQ people in track and field. She talks with us about APN, as well as her recent bout with coronavirus. She contracted it weeks ago and suffered what she called "soul-destroying" pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="http://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Five Rings To Rule Them All, Episode 22 - Olympian and coronavirus survivor Shelley Holroyd