Team Paula Walker - Meet the team

Team Paula Walker - Great Britain Womens Bobsleigh Team

Paula Walker - Driver/Pilot

Paula started the sport as a brakewomen after the 2006 Winter Olympics. In 2007 she moved to the front seat to learn to drive. In her first year she came 5th in the Junior World Championships. She quickly moved up onto the World Cup where she gained qualification to the 2010 Winter Olympics. In 2011 she won the Junior World Championships.

Overview:

Age: 25

Resides: Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Hometown: Blackburn, Lancashire

Occupation: British Army

Achievements: 2010 Olympian, 2011 World Junior Champion

Kelly Denyer - Brakewomen

Kelly gained her place on the GB team last year but suffered a serious injury to the knee just before we were due to go and compete. She has worked unbelievably hard to not only get back to fitness but to be on the GB1 team. Kelly was part of the winning JWCH team. Prior to Bobsleigh she was a 400m runner

Overview:

Age: 21

Resides: Frome, Wiltshire

Hometown:

Occupation: Full time athlete

Peter Gunn - Head Ice Coach

Peter Gunn has been Great Britains' Ice coach for the last 3 Olympic Games. He has vast knowledge and has great success with not only Paula Walker, but previous drivers like Nicola Minichiello, Jackie Gunn and Michelle Coy. To date he has produced/Coached a World Champion, Junior World Champion and many Olympians.

Kate Eddy - S&C Coach

Kate has been Paula Walkers S&C coach for the last 4 years now and has been instrumental in her physical improvement. Kate now also coaches the majority of the Womens Bobsleigh Team including Rebekah and Kelly.

Rebekah Wilson -Brakewomen

Rebekah joined the team in 2010, and has gone from strength to strength. In her first season she became the Junior World Champion with some great push times. She also was the main brakewomen in the 2010/2011 World Cup season.

Prior to Bobsleigh she was a GB Junior 100m Sprinter.

Overview:

Age: 20

Resides: Trowbridge Wiltshire

Hometown: Altrincham, Cheshire

Occupation: Full time athlete.

Gillian Cooke - Brakewomen

Gillian started her bobsleigh career in 2008 where she was thrown in at the deep end. She was found on facebook and asked to try out where she then went onto the World Cup Circuit. In 2009 her first season she became the World Champion. Prior to bobsleigh Gillian represented Scotland in Long Jump.

Overview:

Age: 29

Resides: Edinburgh, Scotland

Hometown: Edinburgh, Scotland

Occupation: Full time athlete

Chris Woolley - Performance Manager

Chris is newly in his post from being a GB athlete himself. His credentials are second to non and will be on the World Cup tour with Team Walker to help with their physical training.

Jemma Oliver - Physio

Since completing a Sport and Exercise Science degree and then Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University, Jemma has strived to excel as a physiotherapist in many different areas of sport. Click Here to find out more

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