Alumni in the world of sport are many. They include the first woman to sail the globe single-handed, Geography graduate Lisa Clayton; 400m runner Allison Curbishley, who won Silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games; Team Pursuit Cyclist Paul Manning – who won bronze, silver and gold for Team GB at the Olympics of 2004, 2008 and 2012; sports scholar Izzy Christiansen, who played football for Birmingham City, Everton and Manchester City before her call up to the senior England squad; and Dowager Viscountess Cobham.