Charlotte Worthington
MBE
Worthington in 2021
Personal information
Born (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996
Manchester, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportFreestyle BMX, Dirt jumping
Medal record
Women's BMX
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo BMX freestyle
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 ChengduFreestyle Park
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Montpelier Freestyle Park
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Caddenazzo Freestyle Park

Charlotte Worthington MBE (born 26 June 1996) is a British cyclist and Olympic gold medallist who competes internationally in Freestyle BMX.

Biography

Worthington was born in 1996. Worthington took up BMX seriously at the age of 20, and worked full-time as a chef at a Mexican restaurant near Chorlton for three years before Freestyle BMX was added to the Olympics in 2017. Worthington was accepted on to the Great Britain Cycling Team programme in Freestyle Park and 2019 saw her win the inaugural British and European titles,[1] before she became the first ever British woman to win a world medal in the discipline, taking bronze at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu behind Hannah Roberts of the US and the Chilean rider Macarena Perez Grasset.[2][3] She now lives and trains full-time in Corby, Northamptonshire, which is home to 'Adrenaline Alley’ skate park. She also trains at the Asylum skate park near Nottingham.[4] In June 2021 she won bronze in Women's BMX Park at the 2021 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Montpellier, again behind Hannah Roberts with Nikita Ducarroz in silver.[5]

Worthington was chosen to be part of the UK's 26 strong cycling squad for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she won gold at the Cycling BMX Freestyle park final. On her second run she became the first woman in history to land a 360-degree backflip in competition.[6][7]

She appeared in the Yogscast Jingle Jam 2021 in partnership with Access Sport.

Worthington was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to BMX racing.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "An addictive buzz and 'unimaginable' tricks - BMX freestyler says sport can light up Olympics". BBC Sport. 5 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Charlotte Worthington - Great Britain Cycling Team Rider Profile". British Cycling.
  3. ↑ "Charlotte Worthington wins bronze at the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships". British Cycling.
  4. ↑ "One to Watch in 2021: BMX freestyle rider Charlotte Worthington on her Olympic dreams". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Coming up Live - 2021 UCI URBAN Cycling World Championships in Montpellier (FR) !".
  6. ↑ "Olympic Games: Team GB name Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny in 26-strong cycling squad for Tokyo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "GB's Worthington wins thrilling BMX gold". BBC Sport. 1 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N26.
  9. ↑ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.


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