Oliver Holt

Oliver Holt
Born	1966 Manchester, England
Occupation	Author, Journalist
Nationality	United Kingdom

Oliver Holt (born 1966 in Manchester) is an award-winning sports journalist who writes for the Daily Mirror newspaper in the United Kingdom. He is the son of Thomas Holt and actress Eileen Derbyshire and is an avid Stockport County supporter.

He started his journalistic career at the Liverpool Echo, and after three years moved to The Times as Motor Racing Correspondent in 1993. He graduated to Chief Football Writer in 1996 in time to cover England's hosting of the Euro Championships that summer, and then to Chief Sports Correspondent in 2000.^[1] Highlights of his time at The Times was covering the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He joined the Daily Mirror in 2002 as the Chief Sports Writer, where he has covered many notable sports events.

Holt is a regular guest on the Sunday Supplement.

Awards

2004 What the Papers Say Best Sports Writer award^[2]
2005 Sports Writer of the Year^[3]
2006 Sports Journalist of the Year^[3]

Bibliography

Behind the Scenes with Benetton Formula 1 (1995) with Chris Bennett
The Bridge: Behind the Scenes at Chelsea (1998) with Jon Nicholson
If You're Second You Are Nothing: Ferguson and Shankly (2006)

As Ghost Writer:

Stan: Tackling My Demons by Stan Collymore (2004)
Left Field by Graeme Le Saux (2007)
Made in Sheffield - My Story by Neil Warnock (2007)

References

^ http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/writers/oholt.html
^ Owen Gibson Guardian scoops photography awards, The Guardian, 18 December 2004. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
^ ^a ^b British Press Awards: Past winners, Press Gazette, 29 November 2007. Retrieved 2011-12-06.

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Name	Holt, Oliver
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Date of birth	22 May 1966
Place of birth	Manchester, England
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