Golden Girl Gunnell to speak at BMF Conference
The BMF has confirmed Sally Gunnell OBE as the final speaker for the BMF All Industry Conference in Budapest in June.
Sally completes a fantastic line up of speakers from the worlds of business, politics and sport.
Sally remains the only woman ever to hold four major track titles
concurrently – Olympic, World, Europe and Commonwealth. But her
rise to the pinnacle of her sport was hard won.
She blew the chance to be World Champion in 1991, stormed back to win
Olympic Gold in 1992 and defied incredible odds to become World Champion
in 1993, setting a new World Record in the process. She contended with
injuries, athletes that she saw as more naturally gifted and a
relatively modest support infrastructure compared to her peers. Her
success, by her own admission, was down to a firm grip over her own mind
and a lot of very hard graft.
John Newcomb, BMF MD said: “Sally’s mental attitude and approach
enabled her to hit some incredible highs as well as recovering from some
devastating lows. There are many similarities between high performance
in the worlds of sport and business and this promises to be another
fascinating session.”
The BMF All Industry Conference takes place in Budapest from 15 to 18
June 2017 at the five star Intercontinental Hotel. Broadcaster and TV
personality, Gethin Jones, will host the event, which has already sold
out. Further details are available on the Conference website,
www.bmfconference.co.uk