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}} Derek Anthony Redmond (born 3 September 1965) is a retired British athlete. During his career, he held the British record for the 400 metres sprint, and won gold medals in the 4x400 metres relay at the World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games. However, his career was blighted by a series of injuries. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona he tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but continued the race limping and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. The incident has become a well-remembered moment in Olympic history, having been the subject of one of the International Olympic Committee's 'Celebrate Humanity' videos and been used in advertisements by Visa as an illustration of the Olympic spirit and featured in Nike's "Courage" commercials in 2008. ==Personal life== Redmond was born in Bletchley in Buckinghamshire and educated at Roade School, Northamptonshire, where a multi-use sports hall is named after him. He is a supporter of Newcastle United FC in the Premier League.〔(Allen, Peter. '5–0: Newcastle give champs their biggest beating for 12 years' Daily Mirror 21 October 1996, p 1 )〕〔(White, Stephen. 'Genius who turned game into an art' Daily Mirror 19 May 1997, p. 9 ). Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved on 17 June 2012.〕 Redmond was married to the British Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies in 1994 in Northampton. They divorced in 2000. The couple had two children, Elliott Anthony (born 1993, Northampton) and Grace Elizabeth (born 1998, Gloucestershire).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies separates from her third husband - Telegraph )〕 On 26 August 2011, Redmond married Maria Yates. In August 2014, Redmond was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ''The Guardian'' opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Derek Redmond」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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