Heather Ratnage-Black (born 1973) is a Squadron Leader of the British

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

(RAF) Skeleton Association. She is currently a coach for the RAF Skeleton Association, a senior Skeleton athlete and chairperson of the Combined Services Skeleton Association.

Biography

Ratnage-Black grew up in the North East of England, in

Norton-on-Tees Norton is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It stands on higher ground to the south, further away from the River Tees than Stockton town centre. They are small areas west of the area called Roseworth an ...

; attending

Bede College Bede Sixth Form College is a further education sixth-form college, based in Billingham, County Durham, England. The college provides A-Level, vocational courses, apprenticeship training, and higher education courses. It is a TASS accredited coll ...

Billingham Billingham is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The town is on the north side of the River Tees and is governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The settlement had previously formed its o ...

; before studying Geography at the

University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest Academic degree, degree awarding institution in Wale ...

. She has been in the RAF since graduating from Lampeter, where she became involved in the

Skeleton A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ...

sport. In more recent years she has been studying at

The Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...

for a degree in Childhood & Youth Studies. Ratnage-Black is married with two young children.

References

External links

Skeletonsport.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratnage-Black, Heather 1973 births Living people Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter English female skeleton racers Royal Air Force officers