Sophie Capewell (born 4 September 1998) is a British professional racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the team sprint.[2]
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| Born | 4 September 1998 Lichfield, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editCapewell grew up in Staffordshire.[3] Her father, Nigel Capewell, represented Great Britain in cycling at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.[4][5][6] She attended Connell Sixth Form College.[7]
Career
editCapewell competed in the women's sprint at the 2020 World Championships in Berlin.[8] Capewell then went on to win bronze in the team sprint at the 2021 World Championships in Roubaix, France.[9]
Capewell was selected for the England team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Despite taking the first race of three, Capewell ultimately lost the bronze medal final of the women's sprint to Emma Finucane of Wales, finishing fourth overall.[10] However, she bounced back to take 500m time trial bronze the following day. She subsequently won a silver medal in the keirin, which she dedicated to her late father Nigel, who died in October 2021.[11]
In 2024, she won a second national title, at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships.[12] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Capewell, alongside teammates Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane, won the gold medal in the women’s team sprint. The team broke the world record three times during the event, ultimately setting the new record at 45.186 seconds in the final.[2][13]
At the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, Capewell teamed with Finucane and Marchant to win gold in the team sprint.[14][15]
Major results
edit- 2017
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Team sprint (with Lauren Bate) - 1st Keirin
- 3rd
Sprint
- 1st
- 2018
- National Track Championships
- 2nd
Sprint - 3rd Team sprint (with Blaine Ridge-Davis)
- 3rd Keirin
- 2nd
- 2019
- National Track Championships
- 1st Sprint
- 2nd Team sprint (with Milly Tanner)
- 1st
- 2021
- UCI World Championships
- 3rd
Team sprint
- 3rd
- 2022
- Commonwealth Games
- 2nd Keirin
- 3rd 500 m time trial
- 2nd
- UCI World Championships
- 3rd Team sprint
- 3rd
- National Track Championships
- 2nd Team sprint (with Blaine Ridge-Davis and Milly Tanner)
- 2nd Sprint
- 3rd Keirin
- 2nd
- 2023
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd
Team sprint
- 2nd
- UEC European Championships
- 2nd
Team sprint - 3rd
Sprint
- 2nd
- National Track Championships
- 2nd Team sprint (with Blaine Ridge-Davis and Lowri Thomas)
- 2nd Sprint
- 2nd Individual time trial
- 3rd Keirin
- 2nd
- 2024
- National Track Championships
- 1st Team sprint (with Milly Tanner and Georgette Rand)
- 1st
- Olympic Games
- 1st
Team sprint (with Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant)
- 1st
- UCI World Championships
- 1st
Team sprint (with Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant) - 2nd 500 m time trial
- 1st
- UEC European Championships
- 2nd Team sprint
- 2nd
References
edit- ^ "Sophie Capewell". British Cycling. April 2020.
- ^ a b "British trio win women's team sprint gold". BBC Sport. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Staffordshire backs its home-grown athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics". Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Sophie Capewell". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Sophie Capewell: British Champion and a junior sprinter on the rise". Peloton Watch. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Sophie Capewell". Eurosport. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Packer, Phil (18 February 2022). "Great Britain Track Cyclist and World Championship medallist, Sophie Capewell, joins the BRIT Family". The Brit Challenge. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Sprint: Start List". UCI. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "World Track Cycling Championships: Great Britain win team sprint bronze in Roubaix". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Cyclist Emma Finucane claims second bronze medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Laura Kenny wins scratch race gold at track cycling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Report: Day 3 British Track Championships". Velo UK. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Record-breaking Team GB storm to stunning gold in women's team sprint". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "British trio win women's world team sprint gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain storm to women's team sprint gold at Cycling World Championships". The Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
External links
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- Sophie Capewell at UCI
- Sophie Capewell at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Sophie Capewell at CycleBase
- Sophie Capewell at Olympics.com
- Sophie Capewell at Team GB
- Sophie Capewell at Team England
- Sophie Capewell at British Cycling
- Sophie Capewell at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sophie Capewell at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
