CHRISTINE OHURUOGU: 400M RUNNER

Ohuruogu was one of the “golden girls” of British athletics back in the 00s, winning gold at the 2008 Beijing games, silver at London 2012 and bronze in the 4x400m relay in Rio four years later. 

Raised less than a mile from what would become the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, she graduated in Linguistics at UCL the same year that she won gold in the relay at the 2005 European Cup and a relay bronze at the World Championships. Two years later, she came back for gold in the 400m.