Best in the World with Richard Parr

Allysa Seely won gold in paratriathlon at the 2016 Paralympic games. In Rio de Janeiro. The American is also a two-time World Champion.  

Allysa is our guest on this edition of the Best in the World …

Fabian Cancellara has won four Time-Trial World Championships and two Olympic gold medals. The Swiss rider won eight stages in the Tour de France during his career. He has claimed victory in the Pari…

Tim Brabants is Great Britain’s first Olympic Gold medalist in canoeing. It was at the 2008 Beijing games that the kayaker was victorious in the K1 1000m. 

Tim is our guest on this episode of the Bes…

In 2017 Tim Don broke the Ironman World record at the South American Championship in Brazil. He took four minutes off the previous time.  

Months later, just days before the World Championships, Tim …

Gigi Fernandez is a 17x Grand Slam champion in doubles tennis. She won 14 of those titles with Natasha Zvereva and the other three were with Robin White, Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotna.  

On th…

Tianna Bartoletta is the reigning Olympic Long jump champion. She also has gold medals in the 4x100 metres relay from both the 2012 and 2016 games. 

The 2-time long jump World Champion is our guest o…

Susan Francia is a 2-time Olympic champion and a 5-time World Champion in rowing. On this episode of the Best in the World, Richard Parr asks Susan if she felt invincible between 2006-12 with all of …

Vincent Hancock is a 2-time Olympic Champion and a 3-time World Champion in the sport of skeet shooting. 

The American also hold National, Olympic and World Records and is our guest on this episode o…

It’s one of the most iconic images in the history of the Olympic games.

Derek Redmond, being helped by his father, hobbling to the finish line with a torn hamstring in the semi-finals of the 400 metre…

STEVEN LOBUE IS THE REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION IN HIGH DIVING.

He became the third male ever to win gold at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest last year.  

Steve joins Richard on this episode of…

Casey FitzRandolph is the 500 metres Olympic speed skating gold medallist from the 2002 Salt Lake City games. The American broke the Olympic record in the process. 

Casey now works in insurance in hi…

Tanja Frieden was in second place in the snowboard cross final at the 2006 Turin Olympics until the leader Lindsey Jacobellis fell in the penultimate jump. Tanja would cross the line first to complet…

In 2014, at the age of 32, Stefan Groothuis became the 1000 metres speed skating Olympic Champion.

Stefan is our guest this week on the Best in the World with Richard Parr. 

Stefan opens up about his …

In 2014 after a career filled with injuries Dominique Gisin became Olympic champion.

The Swiss won the Downhill Skiing event at the 2014 Sochi games. 

Dominique reminisces about the dramatic finale th…

Sonya Looney cycled 234 miles to win the 24-hour Mountain Biking World Champion in 2015. 

Sonya talks about her journey to becoming the Best in the World on this week’s podcast.  

As a former sales a…

Tori Bowie is the reigning Women’s 100 metres World Champion and our guest for our 100th Best in the World with Richard Parr. 

On the programme Tori talks about her journey from winning a bronze meda…

Casper Steinfath grew up in a small fishing town in Denmark afraid to put his head under water. Now he is a four-time World Champion in Stand Up Paddleboarding.  

On this week’s Best in the World wit…

Brandon Slay is our first guest of 2018 on the Best in the World with Richard Parr podcast. Brandon won gold in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was part of the USA coaching team f…