27 Facts About Tasha Danvers

Tasha De'Anka Danvers was born on 19 September 1977 and is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Tasha Danvers was born in London to two athletes, Dorrett McKoy and Donald Danvers, who both moved to the United Kingdom from Jamaica as children.

At the age of 23, Tasha Danvers made the final of her first Olympic games, finishing in 8th place, after going out too hard.

Tasha Danvers finished 7th in the final, behind the winner Jana Pittman of Australia.

Tasha Danvers reverted to her maiden name in 2008; the couple divorced the following year.

Tasha Danvers-Smith missed her second Olympics, as she had taken time out for child-birth.

Tasha Danvers returned in 2006 to take a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games, behind Pittman, as well as a seventh place in the final of the European Championships.

Tasha Danvers won the NCAA title in 2000 her second year as captain of the Women of Troy.

Tasha Danvers holds the USC school record in the 400 hurdles and on the 4x400 metres relay while showing up in the top 10 in the 100 metres hurdles and high jump.

In February 2007, Tasha Danvers was inducted into the USC Hall of Fame.

Tasha Danvers ended the summer as the sixth ranked hurdler in the world, setting the stage for her 2007 and 2008 seasons, and reclaiming her position as Britain's number one 400 m hurdler.

In 2007 Danvers made her first World Championship final, in a near personal best, 54.08 s She drew lane 2 in the final and took 8th, but finished the season with a strong run of races following Osaka, finishing the season ranked number 10 by Track and Field News.

Tasha Danvers remained the British number one for the 2nd consecutive year.

Tasha Danvers-Smith won a fourth and last British title at the 2007 British Athletics Championships.

Tasha Danvers had achilles problems, and tore her hamstring on her first training session back from the Achilles tendon injury.

However, Tasha Danvers attended the Olympics, winning her heat, and finishing 2nd in her semi-final, being the 4th fastest qualifier for the 400 m hurdles final.

Tasha Danvers was in lane 7, one inside of ones of the favourites Tiffany Ross Williams.

On entering the final straight, Tasha Danvers found herself in 3rd place.

Tasha Danvers won a bronze medal in the final, with a personal best of 53.84s, behind Melaine Walker of Jamaica and Sheena Tosta of the United States.

Tasha Danvers missed the 2009 World Championships in Athletics due to injury.

In June 2012, Tasha Danvers retired because of a series of injury problems.

Tasha Danvers is a keen artist and member of Art of the Olympians.

Tasha Danvers started singing from an early age, and currently paints canvases.

Tasha Danvers's work is on sale at She is a public speaker, coach and personal trainer, as well as becoming a prominent fitness model.

Tasha Danvers has been on The BBC's A Question of Sport.

In June 2015 Tasha Danvers appeared as a contestant on American TV show Bullseye.

Tasha Danvers reached the final stage, but failed to win when she rolled her buggy.