To mark the start of the 2017 Women’s Sport Week a list of the 20 most influential women in sport was published.
The Daily Telegraph asked a panel of 14 to list their top 10 most influential women in sport. Each contributor was selected based on their own influence in sport. The result is a top 20 of influential women, compiled by influential women.
1. Clare Balding
Former jockey, multi-sport presenter and champion of women’s sport
2. Baroness Campbell
The Football Association’s Head of Women’s Football
3. Dame Katherine Grainger
Incoming chair of UK Sport
4. Tracey Crouch MP
Sports Minister
5. Baroness Grey-Thompson
16 Paralympic medal winner and campaigner
6. Barbara Slater
BBC Director of Sport
7. Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
Olympic gold medal winner and three-time world champion heptathlete
8. Liz Nicholl
Chief Executive of UK Sport
9. Judy Murray
Tennis coach, former British women’s Federation Cup team captain
10. Annamarie Phelps
Chairman, British Rowing
11. Jennie Price
Chief Executive of Sport England
12. Nicola Adams
Double Olympic gold winning boxer
13. Dame Kelly Holmes
Double Olympic gold winning track athlete
14. Tammy Parlour/Jo Bostock
Women’s Sport Trust co-founders
15. Clare Connor
Former England Cricket Captain
16. Victoria Aggar
Chair of the British Athletes Commission
17. Kate Richardson-Walsh
Olympic Gold and Bronze Medal winning former field hockey captain of England and Great Britain
18. Jessica Varnish
Track cyclist
19. Dame Heather Rabbatts
Director at the FA and former Millwall director
20. Dr Eva Carneiro
Sports medicine specialist
We at ACT are thrilled that influential women in sport are being recognised and are delighted to see Annamarie Phelps CBE was included on the list.
Annamarie is the current Chair of British Rowing and Vice Chair of the British Olympic Association, is a member of the recent independent review into British Cycling and was a member of the expert panel that supported Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson with her independent Duty of Care in Sport Review.
In addition to this work we feel very lucky that Annamarie brings her considerable skills and knowledge to her role as a member of the national Safeguarding Adults in Sport Steering Group. Annamarie was the opening speaker at the recent ACT Safeguarding Adults in Sport Seminar when she outlined the organisational responsibilities in sport to safeguarding adults, from board to club level.
For the full list and descriptions of each nominee, see the Top 20 Most Influential Women in British Sport.