Steve Smith

Steve Smith is Britain’s most successful ever High Jumper and he is still the current British Record Holder with an amazing jump of 2 metres 37 or 7 ft 10″. A record that was set 18 years ago.

Steve was the inspirational captain of the British team for the European Championships in 1998. His rousing team talk set the tone for Britain’s most successful ever championships. A ruptured achilles tendon finished Steve’s career in 1999 at a time when he was the World number one and was seen by many as the favourite for the Sydney Olympics.

Career Highlights:
1996: Olympic Bronze
1994: European Championship Silver
1994: Commonwealth Games Silver
1993: World Championship Bronze

Since retirement he has gone on to be a successful restaurateur and a broadcaster for Sky, Channel 4 and the BBC. He is now a director of Raise the Bar, one of the country’s leading Training and Development companies. Steve is one of the country’s best and most sought after motivational sporting speakers

My School:
De La Salle School in Croxteth, Liverpool now known as The De La Salle Academy.

My Favourite Teacher:
It was definitely Mr Laurence Delahunty

My Favourite Subject at School:
Easy question that one – it has to be PE – I just loved doing any sports.

Were you streetwise or a bit of a geek?
I was without doubt streetwise.

My Favourite Childhood Singer/Band:
I was and still am a bit of a rocker so it has got to be Whitesnake – rock on!

My Favourite Extra-Curricular Activity:
Sport – sport  and more sport.

Do you remember your first school crush?
Yes – and that’s all I’m saying.

My Favourite Book:
It’s a bit of a cheat and I know it’s not a book but – Athletics Weekly is a must read for me!

School Dinners:
I was one of those strange people that liked school dinners.

My Ambitions at School:
My ambition was to go to University so that I could concentrate on my sport as well as gaining qualifications and still give me the chance to train full time.