Charlie Carvell

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Charlie Carvell
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 21)
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event
400m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 45.48 (Kladno, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Jerusalem 400m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Jerusalem 4x400m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 4x400m relay

Charlie Carvell (born 30 June 2004) is a British sprinter. [1]

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Early life

From Shropshire, he attended Bridgnorth Endowed School and Thomas Telford School. [2] [3]

Career

Carvell was a gold medallist at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in the 4 × 400 m relay. [4]

Carvell ran a personal best of 46.17 seconds win the 400m at the England Athletics Under-20 Championships at Chelmsford in June 2023. [5] He was a silver medallist in the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in a time of 46.08 seconds, having run a personal best of 45.92 seconds in the heats. [6] [7] [8] At that event he was also a gold medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. [9] He was named the Athletics Weekly Under-20 British Male Athlete of the Year for 2023. [10]

On 22 May 2024, he won the 400 metres at a meeting in Kladno with a personal best time of 45.48 seconds. [11] In May 2024, he was also selected to represent Britain in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [12] He was part of the men's 4 × 400 m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final, in which they finished seventh. [13] In July, Carvell was named in the Great Britain 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics [14] but withdrew due to a hamstring injury. [15] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. [16]

References

  1. Charvell. "Charlie". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. Elwell, Nick (1 March 2019). "Its trophy time for talented trio". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. Elwell, Nick (17 June 2022). "Gilbody and Stoddart set high standard at Telford". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. Cox, Lewis (21 July 2021). "Charlie Carvell is buzzing after striking Euro gold". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. Benmett, George (6 July 2023). "Charlie Carvell heading north in search of more success". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. "CAPTAIN CARVELL & BRILLIANT BENJAMIN LEAD WAY AS EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPS BEGIN". British Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  7. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. "CAPTAIN CARVELL WINS SUPERB SILVER AS GB&NI WIN FOUR MORE EURO U20 MEDALS". British Athletics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  9. "GB & NI CLAIM 4X400M RELAY GOLD & TWO SILVERS TO END EURO U20S ON HIGH". British Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  10. Heath, Georgie (26 December 2023). "GB junior captain Charlie Carvell looks back on an amazing year". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  11. Novotny, Mike (23 May 2024). "Krsek did not live to win the Kladno throw. However, the time in the 400 meters satisfied him". kladensky.denik.cz. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  12. "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  13. "HODGKINSON, MEN'S 4X400M AND WOMEN'S 4X100M TEAMS QUALIFY ON PENTULTIMATE MORNING IN ROME". British Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  14. "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  15. "Shropshire 4x400m starlet Charlie Carvell "devastated" after withdrawal from Olympics". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  16. "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.