Paddy Henderson (journalist)


Adam 'Paddy' Mark Henderson is a BBC Sport broadcast journalist and former Team GB athlete.

Athletics career

Henderson began his athletics career in Cheltenham competing as a sprinter and a long jumper. In 2011, aged 14 he began competing in the Decathlon. 18 months later, he was crowned Under 17 English Decathlon Champion after a run of 11 gold medals in 11 national meetings. He also holds the age category points record in both the county and regional versions of the competition.
Henderson went on to compete for Team GB Juniors and Team GB in a number of domestic and international meets. He retired from athletics at 18 due to a reoccurring knee injury.

Journalism career

As of 2016, Henderson is a part of the team at both BBC Sport and BBC News as a broadcaster and reporter.