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{{Short description|British sports commentator and former 110m hurdler}} |
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| birth_name = Stuart Ellis Storey |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|9|16|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], [[Lincolnshire]], England |
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'''Stuart Ellis Storey''' (born 16 September 1942) is a British sports commentator and former 110 m hurdler. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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He grew up in [[Holbeach]], later helping to coach |
Storey was born in [[Louth, Lincolnshire]]. He grew up in [[Holbeach]], later helping to coach local resident [[Geoff Capes]] at Holbeach Athletics Club. He was educated at [[Spalding Grammar School]]. At [[Loughborough]] Training College (became Loughborough College of Education in 1963, then part of the [[Loughborough University|University]] in 1977) he qualified as a teacher of physical education and mathematics. He went on to represent [[Great Britain]] at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/stuart-storey-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041509/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/stuart-storey-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Stuart Storey Olympic Results |accessdate=20 September 2017}}</ref> |
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He represented [[England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games|England]] in the 110 meters hurdles, at the [[1970 British Commonwealth Games]] in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1970/athletes|title=1970 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1970|title=Edinburgh, 1970 Team|publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/36401|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref> |
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He held the British record at the 200 m hurdles. On retiring from the sport, he joined Thames Polytechnic (now part of the University of Greenwich) where he held the post of director of physical education for 16 years until 1989. |
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==Commentator== |
==Commentator== |
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After retiring from competition he became an athletics broadcaster on the [[BBC]] and since 1973 he has commentated on nine [[Olympic Games]]. He also was the BBC's regular basketball and squash commentator during the 1970s and 1980s. |
After retiring from competition he became an athletics broadcaster on the [[BBC]] and since 1973 he has commentated on nine [[Olympic Games]] from 1976 to 2008. He also was the BBC's regular basketball and squash commentator during the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/bbc_team/856110.stm|title=biography|publisher=BBC}}</ref> |
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He left the BBC after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. |
He left the BBC after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. |
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He later worked as a freelance commentator for Nova International for their [[Great Run]] series of road races, for IMG Sweden on the world feed of the [[IAAF Diamond League]] athletics meetings and for the host broadcasting services for the [[2012 Olympic Games]] in London and [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in Glasgow. He provided commentary at the Sochi winter Olympics for a number of broadcasters. He stopped working as a commentator after the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on 1 September 2017. |
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Storey provided commentary for a number of Olympic video games, including [[Sydney 2000 (video game)|Sydney 2000]], [[Salt Lake 2002 (video game)|Salt Lake 2002]] and [[Athens 2004 (video game)|Athens 2004]]. |
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Storey retired from commentating near the end of the 2017, after 44 years of work. An article was published in ''Athletics Weekly'' about his experiences at the time of the announcement of his retirement.<ref>http://www.athleticsweekly.com/interviews/stuart-storey-lifetime-in-athletics-69059</ref> He said that his favourite moment commentating was in [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympic]] games where he was the lead commentator for the track events along with Peter Matthews. |
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==Rugby Union== |
==Rugby Union== |
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In 2001, he became a part-time commercial manager of [[Neath RFC]], as his son |
In 2001, he became a part-time commercial manager of [[Neath RFC]], as his son played for the team. |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/sport/pauldickenson.shtml Paul Dickenson] |
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* [[Brendan Foster]] |
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* [[Colemanballs]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/bbc_team/856110.stm Biography] |
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 12 November 2024
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| Birth name | Stuart Ellis Storey |
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| Born | 16 September 1942 Louth, Lincolnshire, England |
Stuart Ellis Storey (born 16 September 1942) is a British sports commentator and former 110 m hurdler.
Early life
[edit]Storey was born in Louth, Lincolnshire. He grew up in Holbeach, later helping to coach local resident Geoff Capes at Holbeach Athletics Club. He was educated at Spalding Grammar School. At Loughborough Training College (became Loughborough College of Education in 1963, then part of the University in 1977) he qualified as a teacher of physical education and mathematics. He went on to represent Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented England in the 110 meters hurdles, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4]
He held the British record at the 200 m hurdles. On retiring from the sport, he joined Thames Polytechnic (now part of the University of Greenwich) where he held the post of director of physical education for 16 years until 1989.
Commentator
[edit]After retiring from competition he became an athletics broadcaster on the BBC and since 1973 he has commentated on nine Olympic Games from 1976 to 2008. He also was the BBC's regular basketball and squash commentator during the 1970s and 1980s.[5]
He left the BBC after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
He later worked as a freelance commentator for Nova International for their Great Run series of road races, for IMG Sweden on the world feed of the IAAF Diamond League athletics meetings and for the host broadcasting services for the 2012 Olympic Games in London and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He provided commentary at the Sochi winter Olympics for a number of broadcasters. He stopped working as a commentator after the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on 1 September 2017.
Storey provided commentary for a number of Olympic video games, including Sydney 2000, Salt Lake 2002 and Athens 2004.
Storey retired from commentating near the end of the 2017, after 44 years of work. An article was published in Athletics Weekly about his experiences at the time of the announcement of his retirement.[6] He said that his favourite moment commentating was in 2012 London Olympic games where he was the lead commentator for the track events along with Peter Matthews.
Rugby Union
[edit]In 2001, he became a part-time commercial manager of Neath RFC, as his son played for the team.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stuart Storey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "biography". BBC.
- ^ http://www.athleticsweekly.com/interviews/stuart-storey-lifetime-in-athletics-69059
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