Global Sports Communication
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports management |
| Founded | 1985 by Jos Hermens |
| Headquarters | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
Key people | Jos Hermens (CEO) |
| Website | Global Sports Communication |
Global Sports Communication (GSC) is a sports management company based in Nijmegen, Netherlands. It primarily manages elite track-and-field athletes and distance runners, specializing in sprint events, middle-distance events, field events, and road races including the marathon. The company is currently managed by former Dutch Olympian Jos Hermens. Some of the most notable athletes that GSC manages include Faith Kipyegon, Sifan Hassan, Eliud Kipchoge, and Geoffrey Kamworor.[1][2]
History
[edit | edit source]Global Sports Communication was founded by sports manager and Dutch Olympian Jos Hermens in 1985. Hermens set two world records in the 1970s, and was a member of the 1972 and 1976 Dutch Olympic teams.[3]
Hermens founded the company from his small apartment in the Netherlands after learning about sports management from working at Nike in the 1980s. Afterwards, it has grown to represent many of the world's best and most famous runners, including many Olympians. Global Sports Communication reports that its athletes have won 42 Olympic gold medals and set 92 world records. The company lists partners as NN Group, Nike, Ineos, Adidas, Maurten, Abbott, Coros, Shokz, Capital Sports, and Virtuoos.[4]
Athletes
[edit | edit source]Prominent track-and-field athletes, including many Olympians,[5] who are currently being managed by Global Sports Communication include:[6]
- File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) (long distance)
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) (long distance)
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Faith Kipyegon (KEN) (long distance)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sifan Hassan (NLD) (long distance)
- File:Flag of Uganda.svg Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) (long distance)
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) (steeplechase)
- File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) (long distance)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Caterine Ibargüen (COL) (jumps)
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) (long distance)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Weightman (UK) (long distance)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lieke Klaver (NED) (sprints)
- File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Birhanu Legese (ETH) (long distance)
- File:Flag of Uganda.svg Halimah Nakaayi (UGA) (middle distance)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lijiao Gong (CHN) (throws)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Abdi Nageeye (NED) (long distance)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg N'ketia Seedo (NED) (sprints)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nienke Brinkman (NED) (long distance)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Harrie Lavreysen (NED) (track cycling)
- File:Flag of Uganda.svg Peruth Chemutai (UGA) (steeplechase)
- File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) (long distance)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jessica Schilder (NED) (throws)
- File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Degitu Azimeraw (ETH) (long distance)
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Faith Cherotich (KEN) (steeplechase)
Other current or former athletes include:[7][8][1][5] Almaz Ayana, Zheng Wang, Liu Hong, Hyvin Kiyeng, Wenxiu Zhang, Sunette Viljoen, Luvo Manyonga, Orlando Ortega, Zelin Cai, Dong Bin, Lu Xiuzhi, Kenenisa Bekele, Gabriela Szabo, Paul Chelimo, Liu Shiying, Terrence Agard, Bin Feng, Ronald Kwemoi, Djamel Sedjati, Jiayuan Song, Jie Zhao, Morgan Pearson, and Isaac Makwala.
Global Sports Communication currently manages NN Running Team, an elite running team that includes some of the world's most famous runners.[9] The team has a high-altitude training camp in Kaptagat, Kenya.
References
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