John McAvoy: The armed robber redeemed by sport

John McAvoy is an Ironman triathlete. The first part of his life
was spent in prison or committing serious crime. Now, he’s broken
world records in indoor rowing and had top-level meetings with
the UK government the UK government. McAvoy vowed to change his
ways when his friend died in a car chase. He left behind a
criminal life of chasing money to focus on motivating and
inspiring people. “If you gave me the option between winning a
gold medal at the Olympics, or sacrificing my whole athletic
career to stop one kid going to prison: I’d sacrifice
everything,” he said to the Olympic Channel Podcast.


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