[1] Deemed by Colin Jackson to be his natural successor in the 110m hurdles event for Great Britain,[2] he died at the age of 21.

[6] Following a training session on 16 June 1999 Ross suffered a serious allergic reaction to peanut oil present in a coronation chicken sandwich whilst having lunch with his friend and fellow athlete Mark Foster.

[9] Ross had been in contention for the Great Britain men's team at the 1999 European Cup in Paris, France, but lost out to Tony Jarrett.

Dwain Chambers dedicated his victory in the 100m event to Ross and continued to wear black ribbons for the remainder of the season.

A friend of mine died of this terrible condition and I hope to be able to help raise the profile of this wonderful charity who help so many people with life-threatening allergies.