Amanda Reddin


Amanda Jayne Reddin OBE , née Harrison, later Kirby, is a gymnastics coach, and former Olympic gymnast, for Great Britain. Personal coach of many successful gymnasts, including three time world champion and Olympic medallist Beth Tweddle, two time Olympian Hannah Whelan and Olympian Jennifer Pinches. Reddin coached for many years at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club. She is now the Head National Coach for British Gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

1983 World Championships

Harrison was a member of the Great Britain team, which placed 17th, in the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

1984 Olympics

At age 19, Harrison competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in women's artistic gymnastics for Great Britain placing 7th in the team competition and 22nd in the all around competition.

Coaching career

Kirby began her coaching career in Brighton, but soon moved to Liverpool in 1992 to coach at the in Toxteth, Liverpool.
Today, Reddin is a qualified FIG Brevet Coach and has coached at four Olympic Games and more than ten World Championships.

Honours

In 2002, Kirby was named as UK Coach of the Year.
In 2004, Kirby was one of the winners in the 'Manager/Coach' category of the BBC North West Sports Awards
In 2006, Kirby was awarded the Mussabini Medal in the UK Coaching Awards.
In 2008, Kirby was nominated for the Unsung Hero award in The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year Awards.
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to sport.

The Amanda Kirby Trophy

In 2007, the Amanda Kirby Trophy was introduced in English Gymnastics, in honor of her years of dedicated coaching and for producing a world champion. The award is now given annually to the coach of the gymnast in the senior English gymnastics championships who scores the highest mark on the asymmetric bars.