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

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Biography

Worthington was born in 1996, and she took up BMX seriously at the age of 20. She 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, before she became the first ever British woman to win a world medal in the discipline, taking bronze at the

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behind Hannah Roberts of the US and the Chilean rider Macarena Perez Grasset. Worthington was chosen to be part of the UK's 26 strong cycling squad for the postponed

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, 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. Worthington was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to BMX racing. 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. She competed at the

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on 31 July 2024, without qualifying for the final and finishing 11th. She admitted making mistakes during her two qualification runs. Worthington 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

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Competitive history

All results are sourced from the

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. ''As of August 5th, 2024''

Olympic Games

UCI Cycling World Championships

UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Worthington, Charlotte 1996 births Living people English female cyclists British female cyclists British BMX riders Cyclists from Manchester Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic gold medalists in cycling Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Members of the Order of the British Empire Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century English sportswomen