Charlotte Wingfield OLY (born 30 November 1994) is a Maltese sprinter who competes on behalf of the Republic of Malta.[4]
Personal information | |
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Born | London, England, United Kingdom | 30 November 1994
Education | Cardiff Metropolitan University[1] |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Sprint |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
Coached by | Frank Adams (2011-2013) Matt Elias (2013-2017) James Hillier (2017-2019)[3] |
She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She switched her allegiance from Great Britain in 2015 to represent Malta, her father's country of origin.[1]
She competed for Malta at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 metres event. She finished 8th in her heat and did not qualify for the semifinals.[5] She was the flag bearer for Malta during the closing ceremony.[6]
Personal life
editBorn in England, Wingfield is of Maltese descent through her father and holds dual British-Maltese citizenship.[7]
Competition record
editPersonal bests
editOutdoor
- 100 metres – 11.54 (+1.1 m/s, Malta, 2017) NR
- 200 metres – 23.78 (+0.3 m/s, San Marino, 2017)NR
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.44 (Cardiff 2017) NR
- 200 metres – 24.10 (Sheffield 2017)NR
References
edit- ^ a b "Charlotte Wingfield set for the challenge". Times of Malta. 27 May 2015.
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Gareth Hopkins (2019-Present)Power of 10 profile
- ^ Charlotte Wingfield at World Athletics
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "How I became an Olympic Athlete: Charlotte Wingfield". Grenade UK.
External links
edit- A minimal crowd but Charlotte Wingfield's perfect Olympic moment shines through all the same
- http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=w/athlete=128783-wingfield-charlotte/index.html
- Charlotte Wingfield at World Athletics
- Charlotte Wingfield at Olympics.com
- Charlotte Wingfield at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)