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| Nationality | British (Welsh)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 2004 Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 400m: 45.48 (Kladno, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Carvell (born 30 June 2004) is a British sprinter.[2]
Early life
[edit]From Shropshire, he attended Bridgnorth Endowed School and Thomas Telford School.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Carvell was a gold medallist at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in the 4 × 400 m relay.[5]
Carvell ran a personal best of 46.17 seconds win the 400m at the England Athletics Under-20 Championships at Chelmsford in June 2023.[6] 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.[7][8][9] At that event he was also a gold medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay.[10] He was named the Athletics Weekly Under-20 British Male Athlete of the Year for 2023.[11]
On 22 May 2024, he won the 400 metres at a meeting in Kladno with a personal best time of 45.48 seconds.[12] In May 2024, he was also selected to represent Britain in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[13] He was part of the men's 4 × 400 m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final, in which they finished seventh.[14] In July, Carvell was named in the Great Britain 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics[15] but withdrew due to a hamstring injury.[16] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[17] In October 2025, he was retained on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Five Welsh Athletes Announced for the UK Athletics Futures Programme 2025-26". Welsh Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
