Huw Nightingale

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Huw Nightingale
Personal information
Full nameHuw William H. Nightingale
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 24)
Bolton, England
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
Sport Snowboarding
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bakuriani Mixed team snowboard cross

Huw William H. Nightingale (born 12 November 2001) is a British snowboarder, competing in the snowboard cross discipline. He was named to Great Britain's 2022 Winter Olympics team. [1]

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Career

At his first Olympic Games, in 2022, Nightingale placed sixth in the mixed event alongside Charlotte Bankes. [2]

On 3 March 2023, Nightingale made history with teammate Charlotte Bankes, to claim the countries first ever snowboard cross mixed team title, at the 2023 World Championships. [3] [4]

On 14 December 2025, Nightingale won the gold medal alongside Charlotte Bankes, in the mixed team event at the Snowboard Cross World Cup in Cervinia, Italy. [5]

References

  1. "Bolton-born Huw cannot wait for his Beijing bow". The Bolton News. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. "Winter Olympics: Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner win snowboard cross mixed team gold". BBC Sport. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  3. "Snowboarding: Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale win GB's first ever snowboard cross gold". CBBC Newsround. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  4. "GB make history at Snowboarding World Championship with mixed gold". The Independent. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  5. "FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup: Charlotte Bankes & Huw Nightingale win mixed team gold". BBC Sport. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.