17 Facts About Trina Gulliver

Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver was born on 30 November 1969 and is an English professional darts player.

Trina Gulliver is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation.

Trina Gulliver's nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was named as the BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year.

The daughter of publicans, Gulliver was born in Warneford Hospital in Leamington Spa, and started playing darts at the age of two at her parents pub in Southam, Warwickshire.

Trina Gulliver trained as a carpenter and joiner, and later taught carpentry and joinery at Mid-Warwickshire College, Leamington Spa.

Trina Gulliver has the top three highest winning three dart averages in the Women's World Championship, all of which are higher than 90.

Trina Gulliver was beaten in the 2009 World Championship Final by close friend Hoenselaar.

Trina Gulliver played in the men's event on several occasions, with a best finish of 12th in the 2001 edition.

Trina Gulliver has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau for over 10 Years, and in 2003 was named as the BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year.

Trina Gulliver was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to darts and to charitable fundraising.

Trina Gulliver went on to win the BDO World Darts Championship one more time in 2016.

In March 2023, 'Trina Gulliver' was gifted the World Championship trophy, to act as its custodian after being bought at auction by Peter Turrell of Leisure Promotions, sponsor of the World Senior Darts, at their event in Blackpool.

Trina Gulliver married Paul Trina Gulliver in 1994, after nine years together, and they lived in Southam, but divorced in 2005 after eleven years of marriage.

Trina Gulliver has spoken about her alcoholism and stated that, "I was lucky to survive".

Trina Gulliver came out as gay after her divorce, although she kept it a secret from her family because she felt that she was going to "lose my sponsors, friends and whether my family would understand".

Trina Gulliver then lived in Cheddar, Somerset until 2017 with her England ladies' darts colleague Sue Gulliver.

Trina Gulliver still took part in the competition, at the request of her mother before she died.