Angela Cullen

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Angela Cullen
Angela Cullen in February 2020 (sq cropped).jpg
Cullen in 2020
Born (1974-08-05) 5 August 1974 (age 49)
Devonport, New Zealand
Education Auckland University of Technology
Occupation Physiotherapist
Known forFormer Physiotherapist to Lewis Hamilton
SpouseSilas Cullen [1] [2]
Children2, son and daughter

Angela Cullen (born 5 August 1974) is a New Zealand physiotherapist and former field hockey player. From 2015 to March 2023, she worked for Hintsa Performance and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. She is best known for being the physiotherapist to eight-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton.

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Biography

Born in Devonport, New Zealand, in 1974, [3] Cullen played hockey at an international level for New Zealand between the ages of 15 and 21. [3] She holds a degree in health science and physiotherapy. [4]

Cullen worked at the English Institute of Sport in London as a senior physiotherapist, supporting the British Olympic team, UK Athletics the British triathlon team and other corporate clients. [5] [6] In the British Olympic team, she worked with 100 m and 200 m sprinters and the 4 × 100 m relay team, the latter going on to win a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic games in Athens. [5]

Cullen undertook a cycle tour in 2006 riding from Tierra del Fuego to Colombia, cycling up to 155 miles a day. [7] She was later a senior advisor for SPARC High Performance in New Zealand. Cullen also worked with the New Zealand Academy of Sport and Sport New Zealand. [6]

In 2015, Cullen joined the Hintsa Performance company. [8] Following the death of Aki Hintsa, a mentor to Hamilton, she became Hamilton's physiotherapist and assistant. [8] Cullen took up the role in 2016, also being described as his chauffeur and confidante. [9]

On 17 March 2023, it was announced that Angela was moving on and would no longer work alongside Lewis Hamilton. [10]

She currently works with young star Marcus Armstrong – who also hails from her homeland of New Zealand. During NBC’s broadcast for the first-ever Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge event, the 49-year-old was spotted in the pit box of former Ferrari junior prospect Armstrong. [11]

Personal life

Cullen has two children, a son and a daughter, and lives in the Alps region of France. [12] [13]

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