Charlie Carvell

Last updated

Charlie Carvell
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 20)
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event400m
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]

Contents

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 4x400m 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 4x400m 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 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [12] He was part of the men's 4x400m 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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zharnel Hughes</span> British sprinter (born 1995)

Zharnel Hughes is an Anguilla-born British sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Born and raised in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he has competed internationally for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, World Athletics and European Athletics events, and for England at the Commonwealth Games, since 2015. A double Commonwealth Games, double European Championships gold medalist as part of the 4 x 100 metres relay, Hughes has twice been European champion individually; over 100 metres in 2018, and 200 metres in 2022. In 2023, he broke both British sprint records, before winning his first global individual medal, a bronze in the 100 metres at the 2023 World championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victoria Ohuruogu</span> British athletics competitor (born 1993)

Victoria Ohuruogu is an English track athlete who competes in the 400 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics as part of the British women's 4x400m relay team. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She is the younger sister of Christine Ohuruogu, and has seven other siblings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matthew Hudson-Smith</span> British sprinter (born 1994)

Matthew Hudson-Smith is a British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres and is the 5th fastest athlete of all-time over the distance. As of September 2024 he is ranked as the number one 400m runner in the world and has won six British titles, five Diamond League events, two individual European titles, an individual Olympic silver medal, World Championships silver and bronze individual medals and an individual Commonwealth silver medal. He has also won a number of relay titles including an Olympic bronze medal, World Championships bronze medal, two European gold medals, one European silver medal, one European bronze medal and a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Hudson-Smith also holds the European and British 4x400m records (2:55.83) along with the GB Team who ran in the final of the men's 4x400m event in the Paris 2024 Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicole Yeargin</span> Scottish athlete

Nicole Yeargin is a British-American athlete representing Great Britain who specialises in the 400 metres. She won major medals as part of British women's and mixed 4 x 400 m relays, including bronzes at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2023 World Athletics Championships. She won two bronze medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics as part of both the British mixed and women's 4 x 400 metres relay teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jona Efoloko</span> British sprinter (born 1999)

Jona Efoloko is a British sprinter. A former European youth (U18) and World Junior (U20) champion in 200 metres, In 2022, he was part of the Great Britain relay team that won European and Commonwealth gold, and World Championship bronze, in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay.

Jake Norris is a British athlete, specialising in the hammer throw. He was the 2018 World U-20 (junior) champion and 2023 British Athletics Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlie Dobson</span> British sprinter (born 1999)

Charlie Dobson is a British sprinter, specialising in the 400 metres and the 4 x 400 metres relay. An Olympic bronze medalist and European champion in the relay, Dobson made his senior indivudual breakthrough in 2024; he won a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, and won the 400 metres event at the 2024 British Athletics Championships. In September 2024 he won his first individual and global title, when he was the surprise winner in the 400 metres final of the 2024 Diamond League in Brussels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Haydock-Wilson</span> British athlete (born 1999)

Alex Haydock-Wilson is a British athletics athlete. In 2023, he became British 400 metres champion. He achieved a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the mixed 4 x 400 m relay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lewis Davey</span> British athlete (born 2000)

Lewis Davey is a British athlete who competes in the 400 metres.

Hannah Kelly is a British track and field athlete.

Samuel Reardon is a British athletics athlete who competes over 400m and 800m. In 2023, he became the British indoor champion over 400 metres. He won bronze medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the mixed 4 x 400 metres and men's 4 x 400 metres relay.

Renee Regis is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.

Joy Eze is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.

Emily Newnham is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain as a sprinter and a hurdler.

Brodie Young is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toby Harries</span> British athlete (born 1998)

Toby Harries is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is a two-time British indoor champion over 200 metres.

Ella Onojuvwevwo is a Nigerian sprinter.

Success Eduan is a British sprinter. She won the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships over 200 metres title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louie Hinchliffe</span> British athlete (born 2002)

Louie Hinchliffe is a British sprinter. On 7 June 2024, he won the 2024 NCAA Championships 100 metres title with a time of 9.95 seconds for the University of Houston Cougars. That month, he also won the 100m title at the British Athletics Championships. Selected for his first Olympic Games later that month, Hinchliffe was part of the Great Britain team that won bronze in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay in Paris 2024.

Rebecca Grieve is a British sprinter.

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.