JESSICA ENNIS-HILL has announced her retirement from athletics.
The heptathlete great won a gold medal and London 2012 and a silver four years later in Rio de Janeiro.
She is a two-time World Championships gold medallist and confirmed her decision via Instagram.
Ennis-Hill wrote: “Amazing memories…from my first world title in Berlin 2009 to Rio 2016 I’m so fortunate to have had such an amazing career within the sport I love and this has been one of the toughest decisions I’ve had to make.
“But I know that retiring now is right. I’ve always said I want to leave my sport on a high and have no regrets and I can truly say that.
“I want to thank my family and incredible team who have spent so much of their time supporting me and enabling me to achieve my dreams.
“Also a huge thank you to all those people who have supported and followed my career over the years x”.
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Ennis-Hill was the face of the home Olympics in 2012 — and, despite enormous pressure, she didn’t disappoint.
She produced a breathtaking heat which set the mode for what was to come.
The Sheffield-born ‘Golden Girl’ breezed through her event — becoming Britain’s first of three gold medal-winners on one the country’s proudest sporting days.
At this summer’s Olympics in Rio, she conceded her title to Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam by 35 points, despite a brave effort.
She started her senior career in 2004 and went on to win gold in two World Championships, one World Indoor Championships and a European Championships.
While Ennis-Hill also won a European Junior Championships in 2005.
She is one of Britain’s most-celebrated athletes and won 2012’s EEA European Female Athlete of the Year award.
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