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Professor Greg Whyte

Meet Greg Whyte – Former Olympian, world-renowned sport scientist and Physical Activity Expert.

Professor Greg Whyte OBE is a physical activity expert and world-renowned sports scientist, an Olympian and a European and World Championship medallist.

Well-known for his involvement in Comic Relief, Greg has helped to raise over £40 million for charity.Assisting various celebrities in challenge events, Greg supported Jo Brand on her ‘Hell of a Walk’ from Hull to Liverpool and Radio 1’s Greg James on his 5 triathlons in 5 cities in 5 days. As a result of his work, Greg has helped to raise over £40 million for charity.

Greg is an expert in the field of sports and exercise science. Graduating from Brunel University, he furthered his studies with an MSc in human performance in the USA and completed his PhD at St. Georges Hospital Medical School, London. Greg is currently a Professor of Applied Sport and Exercise Science at Liverpool John Moores University and Director of Performance at the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) on Harley Street in London.

Greg’s former roles include Director of Research for the British Olympic Association and Director of Science and Research for the English Institute of Sport. Greg is the preeminent authority on Exercise Physiology and Sports and Exercise Performance in the UK. An internationally recognised expert in the field, Greg has extensive professional experience assessing, treating and improving the performance of patients, sporting enthusiasts and athletes ranging from cancer sufferers to celebrities attempting their first mountain summit to Gold medal seeking Olympians.

Since 2006, Greg has applied his sports science work to assist various celebrities in completing some of the toughest challenges. Greg has trained, motivated and successfully coached 30 Sport and Comic Relief Challenges including:

The comedian David Walliams to swim across the English Channel the Gibraltar Straits and the length of the Thames

James Cracknell to run, cycle and swim to Africa

A team of 9 celebrities including Cheryl Cole, Chris Moyles and Gary Barlow to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

Eddie Izzard to run a remarkable 43 marathons in 50 days

Christine Bleakley to waterski across the English Channel

Dermot O’Leary, Olly Murrs and others to cross the driest desert in Africa

John Bishop to complete ‘Bishops Week of Hell’ that involved John cycle, row and run from Paris to London

Davina McCall in her ‘Beyond Breaking Point’ 506 mile ultra-triathlon.

In 2014 Greg was awarded an OBE for his services to Sport, Sport Science & Charity, and was voted as one of the Top 10 Science Communicators in the UK by the British Science Council.

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