Charlie Carvell (born 30 June 2004) is a British sprinter.[1]
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| Nationality | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 2004 Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 45.48 (Kladno, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom Shropshire, he attended Bridgnorth Endowed School and Thomas Telford School.[2][3]
Career
editCarvell 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]
References
edit- ^ Charvell. "Charlie". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Elwell, Nick (1 March 2019). "Its trophy time for talented trio". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Elwell, Nick (17 June 2022). "Gilbody and Stoddart set high standard at Telford". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Cox, Lewis (21 July 2021). "Charlie Carvell is buzzing after striking Euro gold". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Benmett, George (6 July 2023). "Charlie Carvell heading north in search of more success". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "CAPTAIN CARVELL & BRILLIANT BENJAMIN LEAD WAY AS EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPS BEGIN". British Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "CAPTAIN CARVELL WINS SUPERB SILVER AS GB&NI WIN FOUR MORE EURO U20 MEDALS". British Athletics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI CLAIM 4X400M RELAY GOLD & TWO SILVERS TO END EURO U20S ON HIGH". British Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Heath, Georgie (26 December 2023). "GB junior captain Charlie Carvell looks back on an amazing year". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "HODGKINSON, MEN'S 4X400M AND WOMEN'S 4X100M TEAMS QUALIFY ON PENTULTIMATE MORNING IN ROME". British Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Shropshire 4x400m starlet Charlie Carvell "devastated" after withdrawal from Olympics". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.