Heather Ratnage Black

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Heather Ratnage-Black (born 1973) is a Squadron Leader of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) Skeleton Association. [1]

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She is currently a coach for the RAF Skeleton Association, a senior Skeleton athlete and chairperson of the Combined Services Skeleton Association. [2]

Biography

Ratnage-Black grew up in the North East of England, in Norton-on-Tees; attending Bede College in Billingham; before studying Geography at the University of Wales, Lampeter. She has been in the RAF since graduating from Lampeter, where she became involved in the Skeleton sport. In more recent years she has been studying at The Open University for a degree in Childhood & Youth Studies. Ratnage-Black is married with two young children.

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References

  1. "19/03/08 - Make no bones about it Heather's a skeleton ace". Horncastle News. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. 2008 Bobsleigh, Luge & Skeleton Inter-Service Championships