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Natalie SeymourBorn: 29/09/1986<strong>Sport</strong>: HockeyOlympics: London 2012 (Reserve)<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Plays atCanterbury Hockey club <strong>and</strong> wasa sports scholar at the Universityof <strong>Kent</strong>Achievements:2012: Selected for Team GB atLondon 2012 as a reserve2012: Silver medal at the FIH Champions Trophy held in Rosario, Argentina2012: Silver medal at the Córdoba Four Nations Tournament held in Argentina2010: Bronze medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India2010: Bronze medal at the World Cup held in Rosario, Argentina2010: Bronze medal at the Champions Trophy held in Nottingham, UK2007: Bronze medal at the Hockey Champions Challenge held in Baku,AzerbaijanCompeted at:Three EuroHockey Nations Championships between 2009-2011 achieving 1gold <strong>and</strong> 2 bronze medalsInteresting fact: Natalie’s sporting hero is Sir Steve Redgrave.Bryony ShawBorn: 28/04/1983<strong>Sport</strong>: WindsurfingOlympics: London 2012Beijing 2008<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Lives in TunbridgeWellsAchievements:2012: Represented Team GB atLondon 2012; achieving 7th placeoverall after finishing 5th in the medal race2008: Bronze medal at Beijing 2008; making her the country’s first everBritish medallist in Women’s Windsurfing2007: Gold medal at the Olympic Test event2005: Gold medal at the RS;X Raceboard Worlds held in Cadiz, SpainSilver Gold BronzeCompeted at:Two World Cups between 2009-2010 achieving 1 gold <strong>and</strong> a silver medalTwo European Championships between 2006-2012 achieving 1 silver <strong>and</strong> abronze medalInteresting fact: Bryony studied Architecture at Cardiff University, but droppedout after a year to concentrate on her Windsurfing.Helen SoleBorn: 25/06/1967<strong>Sport</strong>: Sitting VolleyballParalympics: London 2012 (Reserve)<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Lives in CanterburyAchievements:2012: Selected for ParalympicsGB atLondon 2012 as a reserve2012: 6th place at the WOVD InterContinental Cup held in Cairo, EgyptPhoto by Benjamin Toms2011: Member of the GB team forthe European Sitting Volleyball Championships in Holl<strong>and</strong> in October2011: Competed for GB Women’s team in the Continental Cup2009: Member of the GB team for the <strong>Kent</strong> International Sitting VolleyballTournamentMember of the GB team for the GB Gr<strong>and</strong> Prix Series during 2009-2010 <strong>and</strong>2010-2011Interesting fact: Helen has only been playing Sitting Volleyball for three years.Charlie WalkerBorn: 28/02/1980<strong>Sport</strong>: Sitting VolleyballParalympics: London 2012<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Born in DoverAchievements:2012: Represented ParalympicsGBat London 2012; achieving 8th place2012: 11th place at the WOVD InterContinental Cup held in Cairo, Egypt2011: Attended the BT ParalympicWorld Cup held in Manchester, UK2011: 9th place at the ECVD European Championships held in Rotterdam,Netherl<strong>and</strong>s2011: 7th place at the ECVD Continental Cup held in Kettering, UK2010: 17th place at the WOVD World Championships held in Oklahoma, USA2010: 9th place at the WOVD World Cup held in Port Said, EgyptInteresting fact: Charlie served in the Army in bomb disposal between 2004-2008.<strong>Kent</strong>’s <strong>Sport</strong>ing Legends - Past Present Future - 55

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