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 Gladys joined the ‘On Camp with Kelly’ team as a camp supervisor in 2007.Athletics Career:
- Represented Great Britain and England (as Gladys Taylor) at pentathlon, sprints, 400m, 400m hurdles and 4x400m including at two Olympic Games, World and European Championships and Commonwealth Games
- Reached the semi-final of the 400m hurdles and was 4th in the 4x400m at the 1984 Olympics
- Started athletics aged 16 with Essex Ladies and won two medals in the 200m at the English Schools
- Senior WAAA medallist at 100m, 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles, long jump and pentathlon
- WAAA and UK champion at 400m hurdles in 1984
- Set UK W35 record for 400m
Athletics Roles & Responsibilities:
- GB Team Manager at various Internationals and Championships including 2003 World Indoor Championships, 2005 European Indoor Championships and 2005 European Junior Championships
- Team Manger of Woodford Green with Essex Ladies Senior Men’s Team since 2000
- UKA Level 2 coach, working with a group of Under 17 and Under 20 sprinters and hurdlers at Woodford Green with Essex Ladies
Profession:
- Worked full time at a City Insurance Company until 1984
- Whilst living in Tokyo in 1998 and 1999 provided specialist athletics support to school PE staff
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