Charlie Husbands

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Charlie Husbands
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2025 UK Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 23)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event High jump
ClubBromsgrove and Redditch AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 2:20m (Cardiff, 2025)
Medal record
UK Athletics Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Birmingham high jump

Charlie Husbands (born 2 May 2002) is a British high jumper. He was joint-winner of the 2025 UK Athletics Championships. [1]

Biography

Husbands is a member of Bromsgrove and Redditch AC. [2] He won the silver medal in the high jump at the Scottish Athletics National Indoor Championships in Glasgow in January 2022, setting a personal best of 1.99 metres. [3]

In February 2025, he placed third at the British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with a best jump of 2.11 metres to finish behind Otis Poole and Kirmani Jack. [4] [5]

In 2025, Husbands became the British high jump champion, after being joint-winner of the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 2 August 2025, alongside Divine Duruaku, with both athletes clearing 2.14 metres and agreeing to share the title. [6] [7]

References

  1. "Charlie Husbands". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. "Nikita smashes 26-year-old B&R record at Midlands Indoor Athletics Championships". Bromsgrove Standard. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. "ATHLETICS - Bromsgrove and Redditch AC enjoy success at Scottish Athletics National Indoor Championships". Bromsgrove Standard. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. Gunston, Jo (24 February 2025). "Boy wonder and the mother of all performances at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  5. "Gourley & Mills Lead Way with Records at Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Champ". British Athletics. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  6. Henderson, Jason (2 August 2025). "Okoye Breaks 40-Year-Old National Champs Discus Record". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  7. Poole, Harry (2 August 2025). "Hughes and Hunt win British 100m titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2025.