Sponser Athletes
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Sponser UK is actively looking for British athletes to support in all sports and at all levels. From the up and coming junior to the elite athlete, from winning the club championship to beating your personal best, Sponser is for everyone.
Have an inspiring story? In need of sponsorship and support? Be it a single charity event or a multi season quest for success, we may be able to help. Please drop us an e-mail or get in touch by contacting us.
Interested athletes can be of any age and from any sport, but they do need to demonstrate success in their chosen field and not currently have any other food or drink sponsors.
Athlete Profiles
Elite athletes understand the importance of high quality sports nutrition. Across Europe some of the best athletes in the world select Sponser as their sports food provider. Below are some of the athletes who trust Sponser year in year out to take their performance to the highest level.
Nicola Spirig
Triathlon
2012 Olympic Gold Medal in London
2012, 2010, 2009 European Champion
2012 First in the World Triathlon Series in Kitzbuhl and Madrid
2012 Swiss Ironman 70.3 Champion
2012 Swiss 5000m Champion, new National Record
Click here to read more about this amazing athlete!
Ruedi Wild
Triathlon
Ruedi is a triathlete who won the U23 European title in 2005.
He now races on the ITU World Championship circuit for Switzerland, and is currently ranked 17th in the series.
2012 Placed 39th at the London Olympics
Click here to read an exclusive interview with Ruedi
Ronnie Schildknecht
Ironman Triathlon
Ronnie has been a dominant force in Ironman (both full and 70.2) for over a decade.
2011 Ironman Florida Champion (New Course Record of 07:59:42)
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Ironman Switzerland Champion
2007, 2008, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Switzerland Champion
2002 Züri Triathlon Champion
Emma Trott
Professional Road Cyclist
2012 3rd at the British National Time Trial Championships
2012 9th at the British National Road Race Championships
2010 British U23 Time Trial Champion
She now races with Dutch women’s team Boels Dolmans Cycling .
Click here to read a new interview with Emma!
Nino Schurter
Mountain Biking
One of the best cross country mountain bike racers in the world:
2012 Olympic Silver Medal in London
2011 2x World Championship silver medals (Individual & team)
2010 World Cup winner
2009 World Champion
2008 Olympic Bronze Medal in Beijing
Thomas Frischknecht
Mountain Biking
Europe’s Elder Statesman of mountain biking, Thomas has been winning cross country world championship medals since 1990.
2003, 2005 World Marathon Mountain Bike Champion
1996 World Cross Country MTB champion
1990, 1991, 1992, 2001 World Cross Country MTB silver
2002, 2004 World Cross Country MTB bronze
1996 Olympic Cross Country MTB silver
Maxine Filby
Mountain Biking
2012 8th at the British MTB XC National Championships
2010 6th at the British MTB XC National Championships
Since entering her first race in 2009, Maxine has rapidly risen in the ranks of Britain’s elite mountain bikers.
She is currently ranked 5th in Britain.
Click here for an exclusive interview with Maxine!
Steven James
Cyclo-Cross and Mountain Biking
2013 2nd in the British U23 National Cyclo-Cross Championships
2012 British U23 National Cyclo-Cross Champion and Series Champion
2012 3rd in the U23 National MTB XC Championships
2012 5th in the British XC Mountain Bike Series
2011 3rd in the U23 National MTB XC Championships
2010 Junior National MTB XC Champion
Steve had a great year in 2012, which resulted in his being chosen to represent Britain at the 2012 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Austria in September.
To read more about Steven James, click here.
Helen Taranowski
Ultra-Distance Running
2012 World 50km Champion
2011 Al Andalus Ultimate Trail – 1st Female
2011 Commonwealth Trail Ultra Championships – UK Team gold medal and 5th place
2010 England 50km Champion
2010 World 50km Trophy Final – 4th place
Helen is regarded as one of England’s premier women’s international ultra distance runners.
Click here for an exclusive interview with Helen.
Elena Melton
Cyclo-Cross and Mountain Biking, Competing in the Youth Women’s classification in 2011 and 2012
2012 2nd in the Scottish Cross Country MTB Series (including winning round 4)
2012 4th in the National MTB XC Championships
2012 7th overall in the National Cross Country MTB Series
2011 Represented Scotland in the UK Schools Games in Sheffield
Elena was also chosen in 2012 to represent Scotland North at the BC Mountain Biking Inter-regional Championships, where she placed 3rd in the skills competition, 2nd in the Cross Country race and helped Scotland North win the Inter-regional champions title.
To read more about this rising star, click here.
Dan Studley
Middle distance runner
2012 8th at the England Athletics U23 Championships, 1500m
2012 Ranked 3rd in Britain overall for 5K in the U20 category
2011 6th at the Antwerp international Gala, Belgium, U20 1500m
After a great season in 2012, Dan was chosen to represent England at the IX IAAF Cross International Atapuerca, Spain, in November 2012, and again at the 36th IAAF Antrim International Cross-Country, Northern Ireland, in January this year.
To read more about this rising star, click here.