Horizon

Name: Winning Gold in 2012
Duration: 3600000 s
Cast: Neil Pearson, Shirley Babashoff, Andy Banks

Winning Gold in 2012

Directed by Andy Robbins

TV-PG

S43 • E6 Mar 17, 2006 60m

An investigation into the scientific approach to sporting success, as demonstrated by the former East Germany and latterly Australia. British children are already in training for the London Olympics and the programme looks at what it takes to produce a successful modern Olympian.

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Cast of Winning Gold in 2012

Neil PearsonSelf - Narrator
Shirley BabashoffSelf - US Swimming Team, 1976
Andy BanksSelf - Tom's Coach
Dave BrailsfordSelf - Performance Director, British Cycling
Don CatlinSelf - Olympic Analytical Champion, UCLA
Robert DaleySelf - Tom's Dad
Tom DaleySelf - Olympic Potential
Rob EllingworthSelf - Olympic Academy Coach
Peter FrickerSelf - Director, Australian Institute of Sport
Jason GulbinSelf - National Talent Search Coordinator, Australian Institute of Sport
Shona HalsonSelf - Physiologist, Australian Institute of Sport
Caroline HattonSelf - Olympic Analytical Laboratory, UCLA
Kelly HolmesSelf - Double Olympic Champion
Peter KeenSelf - Performance Advisor, UK Sport
Ute KrauseSelf - Former East German Athlete
Andreas KriegerSelf - Former East German Athlete
Catherine LathamSelf - Rachel's Mum
Rachael LathamSelf - Olympic Potential
David MartinSelf - Physiologist, Australian Institute of Sport
Bruce MasonSelf - Biomechanist, Australian Institute of Sport
Tony McGrailSelf - Rachel's Coach
Carl PaytonSelf - Manchester Metropolitan University
Ross SanderSelf - Cyclist
Mark SchubertSelf - Swimming Coach
Giselher SpitzerSelf - Humboldt University, Berlin
Ian StannardSelf - Cyclist
Ben SwiftSelf - Cyclist
Andy TennantSelf - Cyclist
Geraint ThomasSelf - Cyclist
Kelli WhiteSelf - Former World Champion
Greg WhyteSelf - Director of Science, EIS
Andy RobbinsDirector
Peter LeonardProducer