Entrepreneur, OLYMPIC LEVEL ATHLETE, sports and talent leadership, professional mentoring, coach

Born in London to Scottish and Greek Zimbawean Parents.

Raised in Zimbabwe, oldest out of 3 siblings, attended Hellenic Junior and the Dominican Convent High School in Harare.  As a Junior, Dawn swam competitively, played provincial baseball and hockey, laying the foundation blocks for the future. Full Sporting Colours for Excellence (National Country Representation) were awarded at the Convent.

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• Selected for U18 and U21 National Team for Zimbabwe

• Club hockey was played with OH (Old Hararians)

• Zimbabwe Women's National Team training squad.

• Scottish Midlands U21

• Club Hockey European A Champions Menzieshill

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• In 2000 Olympic Hockey Trials were held in Athens, for elite level athletes of Greek descent.  Dawn was subsequently drafted to play in the Greek Olympic Field Hockey Squad in preparation for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Dawn represented OBO Goalkeeping as a sponsored player over this period.

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Between 2000-2004 most of the time was spent on the road, in the air , training and playing on the European Hockey Circuit. 

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Dawn completed both HNC and HND in Sports Coaching and Sports Development at Dundee College before moving onto Cardiff to complete BSc(HONS) Sports Coaching Degree 2005.  Whilst at university Dawn represented Welsh Students in waterpolo and played club hockey at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Sophia Gardens for Howardians.

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After the Games, Dawn moved to London to pursue a career in private coaching and  recreation management.  Opportunity presented itself to move to the Gulf in 2008 and over the last 15 years created and cemented a top rate coaching brand for women by women. Recently Dawn has moved to Saudi Arabia and initated youth , women and paralympic swimming setups.

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To date Coach Sport has mentored and created careers for over 50 women who wish to develop their sports coaching acumen. 2023 -2024 sees the embarkment on new sports development pathway into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the next chapter.

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The vision is firmly in place to develop and mentor roles within Sports Coaching and Recreation fields; not only as equal competitors, but as competent and creative business owners.

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