Charlotte Worthington
Charlotte Worthington (born 26 June 1996) is a
Charlotte Worthington
British cyclist and Olympic gold medallist, who
MBE
competes internationally in Freestyle BMX.
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 Worthington in 2021
titles,[1] before she became the first ever British Personal information
woman to win a world medal in the discipline, taking
Born 26 June 1996
bronze at the UCI Urban Cycling World
Manchester, England
Championships in Chengdu behind Hannah Roberts of
the US and the Chilean rider Macarena Perez Sport
Grasset.[2][3] Country Great Britain
Sport Freestyle BMX, Dirt jumping
Worthington was chosen to be part of the UK's 26
strong cycling squad for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Medal record
Olympics, where she won gold at the Cycling BMX Women's BMX
Freestyle park final. On her second run she became the Representing Great Britain
first woman in history to land a 360-degree backflip in Olympic Games
competition.[4][5]
2020 Tokyo BMX freestyle
Worthington was appointed Member of the Order of World Championships
the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year 2019 Chengdu Freestyle Park
Honours for services to BMX racing.[6][7] 2021 Montpelier Freestyle Park
European Championships
In June 2021 she won bronze in Women's BMX Park at
the 2021 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in 2019 Caddenazzo Freestyle Park
Montpellier, again behind Hannah Roberts with Nikita
Ducarroz in silver.[8]
She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics on 31 July 2024, without qualifying for the final and finishing
11th.[9] She admitted making mistakes during her two qualification runs.[10]
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 Nottingham.[11]
Competitive history
All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 5th, 2024
Olympic Games
Event Freestyle Park
2020 Tokyo Gold
2024 Paris 11th
UCI Cycling World Championships
Event Freestyle Park
2018 Chengdu DNS
2019 Chengdu Bronze
2021 Montpellier Bronze
2022 Abu Dhabi 5th
2023 Glasgow 7th
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
Season 1 2 3 4 Rank Points
MON BRU GOL
2022 3 1830
7 3 12
DIR MON BRU BAZ
2023 20 670
6 — — 9
ENO MON SHA
2024 10 770
4 —
References
1. "An addictive buzz and 'unimaginable' tricks - BMX freestyler says sport can light up
Olympics" (https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/50301692). BBC Sport. 5 November 2019.
2. "Charlotte Worthington - Great Britain Cycling Team Rider Profile" (https://www.britishcyclin
g.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/bio/Charlotte_Worthington). British Cycling.
3. "Charlotte Worthington wins bronze at the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships"
(https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20191110-gb-cyclingteam-news-Cha
rlotte-Worthington-wins-bronze-at-the-UCI-BMX-Freestyle-Park-World-Championships-0).
British Cycling.
4. "Olympic Games: Team GB name Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny in 26-strong cycling squad
for Tokyo" (https://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/15234/12337323/olympic-games-team-
gb-name-laura-kenny-and-jason-kenny-in-26-strong-cycling-squad-for-tokyo). Sky Sports.
Retrieved 21 June 2021.
5. "GB's Worthington wins thrilling BMX gold" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/5804457
0). BBC Sport. 1 August 2021.
6. "No. 63571" (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63571/supplement/N26). The
London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N26.
7. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a
dame" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/59828368). BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
8. "Coming up Live - 2021 UCI URBAN Cycling World Championships in Montpellier (FR) !" (ht
tps://www.uci.org/bmx-freestyle/news/2021/coming-up-live-2021-uci-urban-cycling-world-ch
ampionship-in-montpellier-fr).
9. Bruton, Michelle (31 July 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: American Perris Benegas Takes
Silver In Women's BMX Freestyle" (https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2024/07/31/
paris-2024-olympics-perris-benegas-takes-silver-in-womens-bmx-freestyle/). Forbes.
Retrieved 1 August 2024.
10. Whittle, Jeremy (30 July 2024). "Champion Charlotte Worthington knocked out in BMX
freestyle qualifying" (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/30/champion-charlot
te-worthington-knocked-out-in-bmx-freestyle-qualifying). The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August
2024.
11. "One to Watch in 2021: BMX freestyle rider Charlotte Worthington on her Olympic dreams"
(https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2021/01/04/one-watch-2021-bmx-freestyle-rider-charlot
te-worthington-olympic/amp/). www.telegraph.co.uk.
External links
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Team GB
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