Suzanne Dando

Suzanne Dando

SUZANNE DANDO by Meg Warren & Suzanne Dando Early Days Suzanne Dando was born in Balham, London, on July 3rd 1961. At age 6, her parents moved to Uckfield, East Sussex where she spent her childhood. Her gymnastics talent was first recognised at age 11 by her...
Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis

JEFF DAVIS by Meg Warren & Lynn Davis Jeff Davis was born on March 31st, 1954. He went to Tudor Grammar School Feltham Middlesex and joined the school gym club aged 12. He had a head start as he had previously learnt a handspring in the back garden aided by his...
Barbara Slater

Barbara Slater

BARBARA SLATER by herself Barbara Slater tells of her early life in gymnastics  I came to Gymnastics late. I didn’t take up the sport until I was the age of 12. In 1971 we moved cities and I started at senior school in Birmingham. I had been a diver and even...
Keith Langley

Keith Langley

KEITH LANGLEY by himself I was born at the Aldershot barracks on June 3rd 1961 following my mum and dad meeting at Lilleshall. Dad was on an Army training camp and my mother; a Danish au pair was learning English at the Sports Centre. Geoff Langley, henceforth known...
Mike Booth

Mike Booth

MIKE BOOTH by himself What inspired you?I’m not sure really. I swam for Huddersfield when I was 11 but there can’t be many things more boring than swimming so I wanted to do something more interesting.I had always liked to be upside down so when I was 11 my dad...