Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams to Winning Olympic Gold (25 page)

Generation gap – flying in the 200m with Katarina Johnson-Thompson outside me.

On my way to a PB in the javelin beneath the Olympic cauldron – a reminder to my Sheffield roots.

‘I’m not having that’ – the crowd lift me and I overtake in the last 100m of the 800m.

Top right:
The blood, sweat and tears have all been worth it.

Above:
Journey’s end – I am the Olympic champion.

Sebastian Coe had promised to present me with my gold medal – and so he did.

A family affair – with my parents and Carmel at Team GB house on the night I became the champion.

Top left:
My champagne moment.

Top right:
It feels so good to glam up and get out of a tracksuit – especially when it’s and Alexander McQueen dress.

Above: Andy and I at the secret Stone Roses gig after winning gold.

AAA Championship (2005)

Adams, Valerie

Adidas

Ahmed, Fuzz

Alexander Stadium, Birmingham

Athens Olympic Games (2004)

Aviva

Aviva Grand Prix (2010/2012)

Aviva International Match (2011)

Aviva Startrack camp

Barcelona European Championships (2010)

BBC

Beckham, David

Beijing Olympic Games (2008)

and JE’s injury

UK Athletics performance at

Belova, Irina

Berlin World Championships (2009)

Birmingham

Bislett Stadium, Oslo

Black, Neil

Blonska, Lyudmila

Bolt, Usain

BP

Brice, Paul (Bricey)

British Airways

British Olympic Association

Bull, Andy

Caine, Andy

Campbell, Darren

Carruthers, Danielle

Charlotte

Chernova, Tatyana

Götzis (2012)

Olympic Games (2012)

World Championships (2011)

World Indoor Championships (2012)

Child, Eilidh

Christie, Linford

City of Sheffield Athletics Club

Clarke, Lawrence

Club Quinta da Ria, Portugal

Coe, Sebastian

Collins, Dave

Commenee, Charles van

and Kelly Sotherton

and Phillips Idowu

as UK Athletics director

Commonwealth Games: Delhi (2010)

Melbourne (2006)

Cotgreave, Rick

Cowmeadow, Jane

cryotherapy

Daegu World Championships (2011)

run up to

Daley, Tom

Dannhauser, Mark

Delhi

Dennison, Kate

Desenzano del Garda

Diamond League events

Dijkstra, Paul

Dobrynska, Nataliya

Europeans (2010)

Olympic Games (2012)

World Championships (2009)

World Championships (2011)

World Indoor Championships (2012)

Doha World Indoor Championships (2010)

Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield

Douglas, Nathan

drugs doping and testing

East Carolina University

Eddie

800 metres

English Institute of Sport (EIS)

English Schools Championships

Ennis, Carmel (JE’s sister)

relationship with JE

and sport

watching events

Ennis, Jessica: childhood

school

bullying

early interest in athletics

training with Chell

early championships

Sheffield University

injuries

lottery funding

appearance

and Andy Hill

relationship with Chell

Europeans captaincy

build up to Olympics (2012)

as ‘Face of the Games’

fame

sponsorship

Madame Tussauds

MBE

‘Fatgate’

shoes

aftermath of Olympics (2012)

see also individual championships

Ennis, Vinnie (JE’s father)

JE’s childhood

JE’s injuries

JE’s training

Olympic Games (2012)

watching events

European Championships: Barcelona (2010)

Gothenburg (2006)

European Indoor Championships:

Birmingham (2007)

Paris (2011)

European Junior Championships (2005)

Farah, Mo

‘Fatgate’

Felix, Allyson

Forgemasters

Fountain, Hyleas

Olympic Games (2012)

World Championships (2011)

Freeman, Cathy

Götzis Hypo-Meeting:

2010

2011

2012

Gautier, Nicola

Gay, Tyson

Georgina

GQ

Great City Games, Manchester (2011/2012)

Greene, Dai

Hannah

Harper, Dawn

Harry, Prince

Higgins, Richard

high jump

Hill, Andy

aftermath of Olympics

injury

and JE’s fame

and JE’s injuries

Olympic Games (2012)

relationship with JE

Hill, Matt

Hill, Mick

Olympic Games (2012)

Hollman, Julie

Holmes, Kelly

Holmes, Mike

hurdles

Great City Games

IAAF World Combined Events Challenge (2009)

Olympic Games (2012)

World Championships (2011)

World Championships (2012)

Hypo-Meeting, Götzis:

2010

2011

2012

IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations)

IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, Desenzano del Garda (2009)

Idowu, Phillips

Ingham, Steve

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)

Istanbul World Indoor Championships (2012)

Izmir, Turkey

Jaguar

javelin

John (decathlete)

Johnson, Michael

Johnson-Thompson, Katarina (Kat)

Jones, Lolo

Jones, Phil

Joshua, Anthony

King Ecgbert School, Dore

Klüft, Carolina

Lewis, Denise

Lindsay, Pete

London Olympic Games (2012)

parade

run up to

long jump

Lorna

Los Angeles

McCain Indoor City Challenge (2012)

McCain Inter City Cup Final, Cardiff (2009)

Madame Tussauds

Manchester Great City Games (2012)

Marie Claire

Middleton, Kate

Minichiello, Toni (Chell)

coaching JE

‘Fatgate’

JE’s engagement

JE’s injuries

London Olympics (2012) training

London Olympics (2012)

long jump

media interviews

relationship with JE

World Championships (2011)

Myla

National Lottery

Northern Athletics Indoor Championships (2011)

Northern Athletics Senior Indoor Championships (2009)

Northern Championships, Sheffield (2012)

Northern League Northern Premier Division

Ohuruogu, Christine

Olay

Olympic Games: Athens (2004)

Beijing (2008)

London (2012)

Olympic Medical Institute

Olympic Stadium, London

Olympic Village, London

Omega

Osaka World Championships (2007)

Ostapchuk, Nadzeya

Owens, Jesse

Paralympics

Peace Gardens, Sheffield

Pearson, Sally

Pistorius, Oscar

Pizza Hut

Porter, Tiffany

Portugal, Monte Gordo

Powell, Alison (JE’s mother)

JE at Aviva Startrack

JE’s childhood

JE’s injuries

Olympic Games (2012)

watching events

Powell, Rod

Powerade

psychology of sports

Radcliffe, Paula

Rafferty, Joe

Ribbans, Bill

Richards-Ross, Sanya

Rogers, Malcolm

Rose, Ali

JE’s calf injury

JE’s foot injury

Olympic Games (2012)

Rutherford, Greg

Sanders, Nicola

Sayers, Goldie

Schippers, Dafne

Schwarzkopf, Lilli

Sharrow Junior School

Sheffield, reception for JE

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield University

shot put

Skujyte, Austra

Sotherton, Kelly

and Blonska