Darren Campbell

" elitementor.com will enable young people to receive first hand knowledge with their sporting problems or questions. Hopefully with the right mentality we can help them think like champions. "

Darren is unquestionably one of Britain's most successful and well known male sprinters. After a successful GB Junior career, Darren made his debut on the senior circuit at the age of 18 as a member of the 4 x 100m squad for the Stuttgart World Championships in 1993.His full introduction to senior international athletics followed, however it was unfortunately interrupted by injury.

" Linford along with his coach Ron Roddan taught me the discipline needed to be a successful athlete. "

In 1995 following another stint of winter training with Linford Christie, this time in Florida, Darren made his breakthrough on the World circuit, running a personal best time of 10.17s in Bratislava at the end of May 96. Darren's career went from strength to strength, and he continually picked up medals in the lead up to his first Olympic success in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney where he won silver in the 200m. More championship medals followed and four years after Sydney, Darren returned to the Olympics, this time claiming gold as part of the 4x100m relay team.

" Young people are always seeking knowledge and elitementor.com will provide a safe environment to discuss their issues, also with the added benefit of Linford, Katharine and myself passing on our expertise. "

Darren was awarded an MBE in 2005 for his services to the sport, and carried on performing as one of Britain's top sprinters, again winning gold in 2006, this time as part of the men's 4x100m relay team at the European Championships. After winning 21 major championships medals in his career, he announced his retirement in 2006 and now remains an ambassador of the sport through a number of roles, including his involvement in Street Athletics.

Darren like Katharine has known Linford for nearly 20 years, and although his first mentor was Geoff Thompson World Karate Champion, when Darren got into athletics Linford became his mentor.

Kind Regards

Darren Campbell