Natasha Danvers

She has been primarily based in Los Angeles, USA since, where she is coached by her husband Darrell Smith. Since giving birth to her son Jaden in December 2004, Danvers has been consistently one of the best hurdlers in the world, having made every final she has contested.

Having stepped up from the 100m hurdles to the 400m hurdles, Danvers made the Commonwealth Games final in 1998 and the Olympic final in 2000 but the majority of her success has come in recent seasons. Having made the Commonwealth Games finals in 1998 and 2002, Danvers finally made the podium in 2006, winning the silver medal behind Australia’s Jana Rawlinson and at the European Championships; Danvers again made the final, finishing seventh.

In 2007, Danvers’ form prior to the World Championships was consistently solid but the American-based Brit was not the running times, which would have suggested she would have made the final in Osaka, but in the semi-final, Danvers lowered her season’s best from 55.23 to 54.08 to make the final, where she finished eighth

Danvers is also an abstract artist and has had a motivational book published. Her father Don Danvers was English Schools Intermediate 100m hurdles champion in 1970.

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Last Updated August 2009