Medallist

Historically the X Factor silver medallist is consigned to a simple future – one badly-selling album of Michael Ball cover versions that only gets television coverage on GMTV and then a couple of years of doing corporate shows for 50p and a handful of cakes – but Rhydian Roberts might just escape that, because Simon Cowell has signed Rhydian up and wants him to rush an album out before he ends up inevitably playing the Phantom Of The Opera. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"For me, the worst thing was that it was in Birmingham and I would have loved to have stood there as World Indoor champion, but instead I was a silver medallist which is a great achievement, but not when you have done it against a druggie at the end of the day," she said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's British legend and three-times Beijing gold medallist which is Kearney's background). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Come 2012 Whorwood's biggest rival in his favoured event is likely to be Sweden's Anders Olsson, a three-times Paralympic gold medallist and two-times world champion. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Meanwhile, Australia has lost two more members of its squad, with the reigning discus gold medallist Scott Martin forced to pull out due to a chest injury. ❋ Jason Burke In Delhi (2010)

Meanwhile, the weightlifter and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Zoe Smith has had her funding reinstated by the sport's governing body following the temporary suspension of funds last December. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This week I heard Olympic Gold medallist, Steven Bradbury speak about how he came to win his Gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He is also a two-time Olympic silver medallist with the United States. ❋ Reuters (2011)

We were listening to Steven Bradbury, Olympic Gold medallist, and he was taking notes with the Livescribe Pulse smart pen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The South African four-time Paralympic gold medallist, who runs with carbon fibre prosthetic running blades after being born without a fibula in both legs, recorded a new personal best to go under the 45.25sec 'A' standard qualifying time. ❋ Unknown (2011)

High praise indeed from an Olympic gold medallist and founder of the London marathon. ❋ Tony Greenbank (2010)

The open water 10km Olympic bronze medallist, Cassie Patten, is one swimmer whom Whorwood has got to know – although he says there is no way he would consider taking his chances out in the open water as Patten does. ❋ Unknown (2011)

• Former Olympic gold medallist has link with bid partner ❋ Unknown (2011)

Reuters Australian gold medallist Ian Thorpe celebrates at the 2004 Olympics. ❋ James Glynn (2011)

Digger can reveal one of them: Tessa Sanderson, the former Olympic gold medallist, has a direct financial relationship with one of the bidders. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Digger exclusively revealed that through her Newham Sports Academy, the 1984 Olympic javelin gold medallist receives funding from the council, despite being a fully active member of the Olympic Park Legacy Company board. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"Shaun White the Olympic gold-medallist snowboarder was here a few years ago and rode the chutes from the top over and over," said Ken McBride, our companion from the tourist board. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Baala, who was ninth behind the winner Silas Kiplagat of Kenya, said he went to console Mekhissi-Benabbad, the Olympic 3,000m steeplechase silver medallist, after he came in 11th. ❋ Unknown (2011)