Paddy Henderson (journalist)

Henderson began his athletics career in Cheltenham competing as a sprinter and a long jumper.^[2] In 2011, aged 14 he began competing in the Decathlon. 18 months later, he was crowned Under 17 English Decathlon Champion after a run of 11 gold medals in 11 national meetings in September 2012.^[3]

Henderson went on to compete for Team GB Juniors and Team GB in a number of domestic and international meets.^[4] He retired from athletics at 18 due to a reoccurring knee injury.

As of 2016, Henderson is a part of the team at both BBC Sport and BBC News as a broadcaster and reporter.^[5][6][7][8]