David Gillick became the first Irish sprinter to win gold at a major championships for 76 years, when he won the 2005 European Indoor 400m title in Madrid. It was a title he defended two years later in Birmingham. He brought a refreshing flash of green to the sprinting lanes of major championships from a country whose athletics heritage was dominated by the middle and long distance disciplines. His Olympic career was not what he hoped where illness and injury hampered him. And the premature end of his career caused him to slip towards depression, but he rebuilt his wellbeing through rediscovering running through Parkrun and a lower-key comeback to the track. He also found time to win Ireland’s Celebrity Masterchef. He gives a brilliantly honest overview of a fascinating life in and out of the sport, the demons he has faced up to and overcome.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices