Caroline Pearce
Encyclopedia
Caroline Pearce is an English
athlete, sports model and was one of the Gladiators in Sky One
's version of Gladiators
.
championships at the age of 15. She had competed as a professional heptathlete
in the 2004 European Heptathlon Finals. Pearce has also represented Great Britain as a bobsleigh
er in the 2005 World Bobsleigh Championships.
Pearce also has a first class honours degree in Sports Science and a Masters degree in Physiology and Nutrition from Loughborough University
. As a model, Pearce has modelled for Nike
, Reebok
, Adidas
, Ron Hill
and Fitness-Mad. She has also modeled for photographer Michael Palmer
. Following her departure from 'Gladiators', she did a photoshoot for 'Fight Factory' magazine.
In 2008, Pearce was chosen to compete as a Gladiator in Sky One's relaunch of the TV Series Gladiators
under the Gladiator name "Ice", but she left the show after the first season.
Pearce is five foot eight, weighs 9 stone 3 lbs ", has size ten feet and green eyes. She cites her childhood heroes as Denise Lewis
and Diane Youdale
.
Pearce also appeared on The Friday Night Project
as the Coat of Cash wearing Celebrity.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
athlete, sports model and was one of the Gladiators in Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
's version of Gladiators
Gladiators (2008 UK TV series)
Gladiators was a British television series which aired on Sky1 from 11 May 2008 to 25 October 2009. It was filmed in Shepperton Studios and was produced by Shine Limited. It was a revival of the earlier series of the same name and based on the American version of the show. The US, UK and...
.
Biography
Pearce competed for England in the World PentathlonPentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...
championships at the age of 15. She had competed as a professional heptathlete
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
in the 2004 European Heptathlon Finals. Pearce has also represented Great Britain as a bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
er in the 2005 World Bobsleigh Championships.
Pearce also has a first class honours degree in Sports Science and a Masters degree in Physiology and Nutrition from Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
. As a model, Pearce has modelled for Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
, Reebok
Reebok
Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
, Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
, Ron Hill
Ron Hill
Ronald "Ron" Hill, MBE, BSc, PhD , is a noted runner and founder of Ron Hill and Hilly Clothing Company. Hill was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, but never laid claim to the marathon world...
and Fitness-Mad. She has also modeled for photographer Michael Palmer
Michael Palmer
Michael Palmer is an American poet and translator. He attended Harvard University where he earned a BA in French and a MA in Comparative Literature. He has worked extensively with Contemporary dance for over thirty years and has collaborated with many composers and visual artists...
. Following her departure from 'Gladiators', she did a photoshoot for 'Fight Factory' magazine.
In 2008, Pearce was chosen to compete as a Gladiator in Sky One's relaunch of the TV Series Gladiators
Gladiators
Gladiators is a British television series produced by LWT for ITV on Saturdays nights from 10 October 1992 to 1 January 2000. It is an adaptation of the United States game show American Gladiators. An Australian spin-off and a Swedish one followed...
under the Gladiator name "Ice", but she left the show after the first season.
Pearce is five foot eight, weighs 9 stone 3 lbs ", has size ten feet and green eyes. She cites her childhood heroes as Denise Lewis
Denise Lewis
Denise Lewis OBE is a retired British athlete who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.-2000 Olympics:...
and Diane Youdale
Diane Youdale
Diane Youdale , is an English television personality, who is best known for her role as "Jet" on the television series Gladiators.-Biography:...
.
Pearce also appeared on The Friday Night Project
The Sunday Night Project
The Sunday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project...
as the Coat of Cash wearing Celebrity.
