Cheryl Done Explained

Cheryl Done
Nationality:British
Sport:Bobsleigh
Birth Date:25 September 1970
Birth Place:Bucklow, England

Cheryl Done (born 25 September 1970) is a British bobsledder.[1] She competed in the two woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]

Biography

Done was born in Bucklow, Cheshire in 1970,[1] before moving to Timperley,[3] and later to Bath.[4] In 1985, at the under-15 level, Done set a new British record in the pentathlon.[4] Done worked for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as an instructor in physical education,[3] and started competing in bobsleigh in 1995.[4] In one of her earliest races for the British team, in St. Moritz, Done crashed and suffered a concussion.[3]

In the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Done and team-mate Nicola Minichiello finished in twelfth place.[1] [5] In 2009, Done was involved in training teenagers who had hopes of competing at a future Winter Olympics.[6] Following the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Done returned to her duties in the RAF.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheryl Done . Olympedia . 1 February 2022.
  2. Cheryl Done Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041243/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/cheryl-done-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 6 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Keep-fit fan bids for bobsleigh gold . Manchester Evening News . 6 August 2004 . 1 February 2022.
  4. News: Cheryl Done . BBC News . 16 January 2002 . 1 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Cheryl Don . Team GB . 1 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Girls push for Olympics glory on ice after bobsleigh 'taster' . The Northern Echo . 28 October 2009 . 1 February 2022.
  7. Web site: RAF personnel return to regular duties after London 2012 . Hunts Post . 2 October 2012 . 1 February 2022.