Podcast - Episode 95 - Clare Griffiths - 5 x Paralympian, Wheelchair Basketball Coach

Clare Griffiths was one of Britain's top wheelchair basketball players competing for her country from 1998 to 2016, retiring after a career high and team PB finish of 4th place in Rio with GB competing in their first major championship medal match.   In September 1997, Clare sustained damage to her spinal cord after a horse riding accident which left her paralysed from the waist down. Sport has always been a large part of her life and Clare took up wheelchair basketball during her time in rehab at Stoke Mandeville Hospital (Home of  Paralympic Games). Within a year, Clare made her debut for Great Britain at the World Championships in Sydney, going on to become a core member in the GB women’s team and representing the nation at five Paralympic Games in Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012 (Team Captain) and Rio 2016. Clare uses her life and sport experiences to demonstrate key learning points particularly in relation to mental toughness, coping with change and delivering sustained high performance. Sharing lessons learned from  delivering high performance within a Team. Clare continues to deliver this within many of the Worlds largest companies and brands at both board level and middle/senior management. Clare has also won Gold Medal at Paralympic World Cup 2011, 7 European bronze medals, All Star 5 awards at 2007 and 2011 European Championships and in 2003, was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University. Find Clare's socials below: Linked - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarejgriffiths/  Find Stuart's socials below:   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/STARDevelopm...  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartwad...  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stuart_wadd...  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2x3...  Spotify - #Leadership – What’s on your mind?   Make sure to hit SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed and thanks for watching.  see you next week...