Dr Steve Ingham

Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Member since January 11, 2021

Sport and Exercise Scientist, Physiologist

20+ Years

Accredited

On-Demand

I have worked in elite sport as a sports physiologist and leader of sport science team since 1996. I have delivered through six Olympic cycles with the league teams supporting over 1000 athletes in pursuit of optimising performance. Part of my work has been to oversee the work of support scientists and medics, leading the sport science operation to the Athens London and Rio Olympics.

My first role in sport was at the British Olympic Association (BOA), working with the Rowing team as their lead physiologist, working with legends such as Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent. At the BOA I also worked with the athletics team and the bobsleigh team. I then moved to the English Institute of sport as the lead physiologist for the East Midlands region, then taking up the role of Head of Physiology and later the Director of Science and Technical Development.

I now run my own Sports and Business Consultancy, Supporting Champions, with my wife Rachel Ingham.

I specialise in problem-solving complex cases for athletes and teams for example;

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill – providing support to her since she was 18 years old through to Olympic gold and beyond, in the complex performance quandary that is the heptathlon. I document this in my book – How to Support a Champion

James Cracknell – I’ve worked with James since 2018, but when he knocked on the door asking for help in 2018, at the age of 46, attempting to be the old competitor in the Oxford-Cambridge boat race – boy was that a challenge.

I have held Accreditation with The British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences (BASES) since 1998 and High Performance Sport Accreditation since 2007. I am a Fellow of BASES.

I have a BSc in Sports Science from Brighton University and a PhD in Exercise Physiology from University of Surrey.