Charlotte Upcott (née Gilmartin born 7 March 1990) is a British

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

who competed at the

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in the 500m and 1500m events. She also competed at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events.

Background

Gilmartin was born in

Redditch Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. It is located south of Birmingham, east of Bromsgrove, north-west of Alcester and north-east of Worcester. In 2021, the town had a population of ...

, Worcestershire. She visited an ice-rink for a friend's party in 2001, where a trainer noticed her. She joined the Mohawks Ice Racing Club in

Solihull Solihull ( ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Arden, Warwickshire, Forest of Arden ar ...

. She is trained by former Olympian Jon Eley.

Career

Sochi Olympic Games

She came 16th in the 500 metres in Sochi.

Pyeongchang Olympic Games

The ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup 2017-2018, in four rounds, served as the qualifiers for the

Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The eight events were scheduled to take place between 10 and 22 February 2018. Qualification A total quota of 120 athletes wer ...

. In the

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, in

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, she finished 13th in the 1500 metres and 11th in the 500 metres. In the

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, in

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, she finished second in the 1000 metres. She finished 15th in the 1500 mètres. She finished 11th in the 500 metres. In the

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, in

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, she was disqualified in the B final of the 1500 metres, coming 12th. She came 19th in the 1000 metres.

References

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