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Gabby Logan

Gabby Logan, English gymnast, television and radio host

Born
April 24, 1973
Age in 2026
53
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1973

About Gabby Logan

Gabrielle Nicole Logan (née Yorath; born 24 April 1973) is a Welsh television and radio presenter, and a former rhythmic gymnast who represented Wales and Great Britain. She hosted Final Score for BBC Sport from 2009 until 2013. She has also presented live sports events for the BBC, including a revived episode of Superstars in December 2012 and the London Marathon since 2015. Since 2013, she has co-hosted Sports Personality of the Year for the BBC and she presented the second series of The Edge in 2015. In August 2025, Logan became one of three presenters of Match of the Day, alongside Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates. == Early life == Gabrielle Nicole Yorath was born on 24 April 1973 in Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire to former Wales international footballer and manager Terry Yorath, who was playing for Leeds United at the time, and his wife, Christine. The family moved frequently because her father played for a number of British teams as well as in Canada with the Vancouver Whitecaps. Logan was educated at Cardinal Heenan High School and Notre Dame Sixth Form College in Leeds. She studied law at the University of Durham. She played netball at school and at university and also competed in the high jump.

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Career and life highlights

Gabby Logan timeline

  1. She hosted Final Score for BBC Sport from 2009 until 2013.
  2. In April 2022, Logan announced that her memoir, The First Half, would be published in the autumn.
  3. In August 2025, Logan became one of three presenters of Match of the Day, alongside Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates.

The world when Gabby Logan was born

Gabby Logan was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

  • #1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • Top movieThe Sting
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
  • Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
  • Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
  • Defining fadPlatform shoes
  • Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
  • World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gabby Logan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19732026
Gas$0.39$3.45/gal
Average home$22,100$435,000
Average income$13,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.77$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population211.9M341 million

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