Amelia Coltman

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Amelia Coltman
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 29)
Sport
Sport Bobsleigh
Medal record
Women's skeleton
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Lillehammer Skeleton
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Sigulda Skeleton

Amelia Coltman (born 5 April 1996) is a British skeleton racer. She was a silver medalist at the 2025 European Championships, having been a bronze medalist in 2024.

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Early life

Coltam grew up in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. [1] She attended De Lisle College and Loughborough College. [2] During her youth, she played tennis at county level. [1]

Career

She won a bronze medal at the IBSF European Championships 2024 in Sigulda, Latvia. [3] She followed that up with a sixth-placed finish on her World Championship debut in Germany three weeks later. [1]

Alongside Marcus Wyatt, she won the fourth and final race of the season in the Skeleton Mixed 2024–25 Skeleton World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway. [4] That season in the World Cup, she her first World Cup medal by winning the first event in South Korea in November 2024. [5] [6] She won a silver medal at the IBSF European Championships 2025 in Lillehammer. [7]

In the 2025–26 Skeleton World Cup, Coltman finished third in Sigulda. [8]

Personal life

Her parents, Gary and Theresa, were both national cycling champions. [1] She trains in Skeleton at the University of Bath. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Amelia Coltman: Brit confident of 'mixing it with skeleton's best'". BBC Sport. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. Warrington, Pete (22 June 2017). "Coltman targeting Beijing 2022 success". Loughborough Echo. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. "Amelia Coltman Claims Bronze for Great Britain in Sigulda as Canada's Mirela Rahneva Wins World Cup Race". Eurosport. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. "British Team Amelia Coltman/Marcus Wyatt Wins Skeleton Mixed World Cup in Lillehammer". ibsf.org. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. Lomas, John (19 November 2024). "Melton skeleton bob star Amelia Coltman lands stunning Skeleton World Cup gold". Melton Times. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  6. "Glorious gold for Coleman". thebbsa.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  7. "Skeleton athlete Janine Flock wins fourth European gold and third overall World Cup title". ibsf.org. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  8. McKenna, Lorraine (19 December 2025). "Wyatt beats GB team-mate Weston to World Cup gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  9. "Amelia Coltman and Freya Tarbit win World Cup gold as British Skeleton start 2024-25 season with six medals in PyeongChang". Team Bath. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.