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As I write this I am watching England play Spain in the semi final of the European Amputee Football Championships.

Martin Heald is part of the team and some of you may know Martin as he is also on the `GB Para-climbing team.

It got me thinking, I do not know of anyone else who currently represents their country in two different sports. Does anyone know different?

PS. We are winning 2-0
Ben

In reply to Ben_Climber:

No one springs to mind. What an impressive feat!

In reply to Ben_Climber:

Brilliant stuff - a proper sporting role model for young people...

In reply to Ben_Climber:
Rebecca Romero
Sorry, not currently, but still impressive.

In reply to Ben_Climber:

IIRC Jack Maitland, a Scottish hill runner (when I knew him) represented his country in 4 sports?
Hill running
Triathlon
Orienteering
Duathlon

There might have even been another one??

In reply to Ben_Climber:

Norman Wisdom played in the world cup final and in the ashes at lords

In reply to Ben_Climber:

Is Sarah Story too obvious an answer! Olympic swimming and cycling medals

In reply to Ben_Climber:

Denis Compton was one of the finest cricketers this country has ever produced, and, though he never played for England at football, won both the FA Cup and League Championship with Arsenal.

Rebecca R is the one who sprang to mind from the modern era, but did she perform on the international stage in both rowing and cycling at the same time?

In reply to BnB:

Not current

But Andy Goram represented Scotland at both football and cricket

In reply to no_more_scotch_eggs:



Great trivia. Goram shall henceforth be known as the "Scottish Compton" in our house.

In reply to Ben_Climber:

Rob Andrew was actually a better cricketer than rugby player

In reply to Ben_Climber:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Woosnam

Deserves to be much better known than he is.

In reply to Ben_Climber:

Sonny Bill Williams? Especially if you include the boxing.

In reply to Ben_Climber:

Kadeena Cox won gold medals in both Athletics and Track Cycling at the 2016 Paralympics.

In reply to Ben_Climber:

I once represented the Uk in a high speed morse code competition and when I later lived in Eire, I represented Eire at a hedgelaying competition in Holland.

In reply to Ben_Climber:

I know you said currently but in history...

Lord Desborough - not sure if he represented GB twice, but he excelled in a number of sports, and was a keen mountaineer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Grenfell,_1st_Baron_Desborough

In reply to Mooncat:

Brilliant post never heard of him - the best film not yet made. The bit about him and Charlie Chaplin playing table tennis is a belter.

In reply to Ben_Climber:

It’s amazing to hear about all these talented people!
England Amputee team in the final tomorrow against the hosts Turkey! Common Lads

In reply to wilkie14c:


And he was a national hero in Albania but didn't turn down the throne like the exceptional C.B. Fry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._B._Fry

In reply to Ben_Climber:

Primož Roglic and Phil Neville, but neither currently nor at the same time

In reply to Ben_Climber:
Although his motor racing exploits weren't necessarily for his country, Alex Zinardi won 2 paralympic gold medals in handcycling for Italy at London 2012. A truly inspirational man.

Oh and isn't Wiggo trying to become an Olympic rower?

In reply to Ben_Climber:

Rich Simpson

In reply to Hugh Janus:

John Surtees - World Champion on both motorbikes and F1.

In reply to Ben_Climber:

I'm sure we used to have a sprinter who also did bob sleigh but maybe I misremembered that one ?

In reply to GrahamD:

No, loads of sprinters tried the bob events. Nigel Walker and mark Lewis Francis are ones I remember, and I think Allyn Condon also had a go....im sure there were others as well.

I'll also give a shout out to a friend of mine from Otley, Gill Myers, who didn't represent GB at anything, but has been both British Female Veteran Fell Running champion and British Female Enduro Motorcycling champion at various times.

Theres also Jeff Wilson, who was a test Rugby union and cricketer for Australia in the 90's and 00's.

In reply to Ben_Climber:

There's a few people have played both codes of rugby.

In reply to Graeme Alderson:

Too similar really; its like saying Carl Lewis represented USA in 2 sports because he did 100m and long jump.

In reply to Ian W:



Nigel Walker - sprinting & rugby union for Wales.

In reply to Chris Harris:

Mind you, theres an argument that his Rugby skills comprised catching a ball and sprinting! He was a bloody good finisher, though, so he did what he was paid to do.