Celia Brackenridge, who has died aged 67 from leukaemia, was an international sportswoman, a campaigner for women’s causes and an authority on child protection in sport. She carried out pioneering work on the sexual abuse and harassment of young athletes and footballers by their coaches in the 1980s and 90s. Her final job was as a child protection adviser to Dame Janet Smith’s inquiry into the sexual abuse perpetrated by Jimmy Savile at the BBC. At the same time Celia pioneered research into the sexual and physical abuse of young athletes by their coaches. • Celia Brackenridge, sportswoman, campaigner and academic, born 22 August 1950; died 23 May 2018

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2018 16:30 UTC