• EP8: Sam Quek: 2016 Olympic champion on hockey success, TV presenting, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Liverpool FC & life after sport

  • Nov 21 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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EP8: Sam Quek: 2016 Olympic champion on hockey success, TV presenting, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Liverpool FC & life after sport

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  • Sam Quek shot to fame after winning hockey gold with Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics and since has built a very successful career in the media. Her final professional match was in Brazil and shortly after forged her presenting career - working for big organisations including the BBC. Quek was even a presenter for the corporation during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sam starred in the 2016 edition of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - finishing in the last four. Born in Liverpool, Quek speaks to The Scouse Code about her life and career and her pride at being from Merseyside. She was speaking to Olympic Taekwondo medallist Bianca Cook and former BBC Sports reporter Paul Garrity at the Hillbark Hotel & Spa, Wirral. Find out what the Hillbark Hotel & Spa can offer you here: https://www.hillbarkhotel.co.uk/ Watch ALL episodes and clips on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheScouseCode Follow us on Instagram: The Scouse Code: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thescousecode/⁠ Sam Quek: https://www.instagram.com/samquek13/ Bianca Cook: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/biancawalkd...⁠ Paul Garrity: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/paulgarrity...⁠ This podcast was produced by PabsMedia: Website: ⁠https://www.pabsmedia.co.uk/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/pabsmedia/⁠ Subjects: - What makes a Scouser for Sam Quek? - Sam's achievements - Her pride at being a mum - Sam and her media career - I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - Was TV presenting always the plan? - A Question of Sport - Sam's Book - Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women - Sam's hockey career - how it all started - Lack of hockey media coverage - Quek's club career - Lucky number 13 - Gold medal success - Olympic gold - Leaving professional hockey - Playing hockey for fun - Being a Liverpool FC fan - Sam is a fan of most sports - Sam Quek getting her MBE - Most memorable moments - Sam's lasting legacy #hockey #samquek #podcast #liverpool #television #thescousecode #scouser #scouse #tvpresenter #olympics #olympicgoldmedal
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