About
British middle-distance athlete who won two golds in the 2004 Olympics in Athens and a bronze medal in Sydney in 2000. She held the British 800-meter record until 2021. In 2005 she announced her retirement from athletics.
Before Fame
She joined the British Army when she turned 18.
Trivia
She started as a full-time athlete in 1997, which started her training for the 2004 Olympics. In an interview in 2022, she came out as gay. She had previously feared consequences from the military for coming out.
Family Life
She was born to Derrick Holmes and Pam Norman.
Associated With
She and sprinter Usain Bolt are both medaled Olympians.
