SOPHIE HITCHON
SOPHIE HITCHON IS DETERMINED TO TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS THAT CONTINUE TO SEE THE HAMMER THROW ABSENT FROM THE DIAMOND LEAGUE FIXTURES, SHE TELLS EILISH McCOLGAN
SOPHIE HITCHON
“IF YOU DON’T DO AS WELL AS YOU HOPED IN A COMPETITION, YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO FORGET ABOUT IT AND MOVE ON”
MARK SHEARMAN
ATHLETE INSIGHT
MY PARENTS were heavily involved in athletics when I was growing up. I was always taken along to watch different competitions, so when I was around 14 years old, I started taking part instead. My granddad was a field official – he thought I would be good at it, so I gave it a go.
I started working with my coach, Tore Gustafsson, in April 2013. He lives in California so, although we’ve now been working together for almost three years, I don’t get to see him all the time. I usually travel to the USA for training camps throughout the winter and he comes overseas to watch the majority of my summer competitions. We don’t really have a training group as such, but he does help out a few other throwers. I usually train by myself, but it works well.