John Anderson (TV personality)
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| John Anderson | |
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| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Sports Coach (ongoing) TV Personality (Retired) Referee (retired) Teacher (retired) |
| Known for | Referee on Gladiators and Gladiators (new series) |
John Anderson (born 28 November 1931)[1] is a former British television personality best known as referee and official trainer on the UK TV show Gladiators.[2] He has previously worked as a teacher and as a coach for Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games athletes, including Commonwealth Games champion and former World Record Holder David Moorcroft.[3] His involvement with David started in 1966. It was a partnership which would lead to a world record for 5000m in 1982 and even a vets world record for the Mile of 4:02 in 1993.[4] John was National Coach for the Amateur Athletics Association of England and subsequently the first full time National Coach in Scotland (1965-1970). He was coach to an Olympian at every Olympics from 1964 to 2000 and has coached 5 world record holders and 170 GB Internationals in every event.[5]
In 2008, Anderson briefly resumed his role as referee on the newly revived Gladiators before being replaced by John Coyle after just one series. [6] Anderson went on to become mentor and coach for a number of recent international athletes, including Great British athlete William Sharman, who he helped transform from a decathlete to a world class sprint hurdler,[7] and continues to coach at a local and regional level.[8]
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- ↑ http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=201273; Anderson currently coaches Lucy Hatton and Charlie Eastaugh.
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