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Derek Redmond
Resilience
Diversity and Inclusion
Olympics
Transform organisational resilience with Derek Redmond, speaker, Olympic legend and motivational expert. Derek works with corporate audiences to deliver powerful lessons in determination, overcoming adversity, and peak performance, recognised among the UK's top 15 motivational speakers with over 1000 keynotes across 52 countries.
Sports Leadership
After Dinner Sports
Mindset
Basketball
Olympian
Sport
Author
Athlete
After Dinner Speakers
Derek Redmond doesn't just talk about resilience. He's lived it in front of 65,000 people. A World and European relay champion, Derek held the British 400m record twice and was part of the team that stunned the athletics world at the 1991 World Championships, beating the favourites USA to claim gold in the 4x400m relay. Their run remains the second fastest in history.
But it's Barcelona that most people remember. In the 1992 Olympic semi-final, Derek tore his hamstring 250 metres from the finish. He got up, and he finished the race anyway, his father at his side, a stadium on its feet. The moment has been referenced by Barack Obama, featured in Visa and Nike campaigns, and voted one of the most inspirational in Olympic history by NBC.
Now one of the UK's most sought-after motivational speakers, Derek has delivered over 1,000 keynotes across 52 countries, speaking to audiences as large as 78,000. In 2025, he was recognised in both the UK's top 15 motivational speakers and Global Gurus' top 10 for corporate events. His message cuts through because it's real. Derek speaks directly to teams about what it takes to keep going when things fall apart, how to perform under pressure, and why finishing matters even when the race doesn't go to plan. If you want your audience to leave with something they'll actually carry with them, book Derek Redmond.
Topics, sessions and talks
Derek Redmond talks about the fundamentals of diversity and his experience with racism.
Discover the secrets of mental resilience and how to grow it.
Derek Redmond offers your team or business the unique opportunity to learn resilience, teamwork, and determination from a world-class athlete. His inspirational story and practical insights can motivate your group to overcome challenges, enhance performance, and achieve excellence, making him an invaluable asset for any event.
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Derek Redmond draws on first-person athletic narrative, centring his keynotes on the 1992 Barcelona Olympic semi-final in which he tore his hamstring and completed the race with his father's support, using that lived experience as a throughline to illustrate resilience, performance under pressure, and the value of finishing.
Derek Redmond speaks on mental resilience, racism and personal experience of diversity, and performance under pressure. He is a World and European relay champion whose 1992 Barcelona Olympic moment, finishing a semi-final after tearing his hamstring with his father by his side, has been referenced by Barack Obama and voted one of the most inspirational in Olympic history by NBC.
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