Lucy Charles

Lucy Anne Charles
Lucy Charles at the 2017 Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt
Personal information
Born (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993
Hoddesdon
Residence London
Agent BPM Sport
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Website lucycharles.com
Sport
Country UK
Coached by Reece Barclay
Now coaching Pulse Fitness Triathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Ironman: 8:56:10 (2018)
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  United Kingdom
Ironman World Championship
2017Individual
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
2018Individual

Lucy Charles (born 15 September 1993) is an English professional triathlete. Prior to taking up triathlon Charles had been a swimmer: she had attempted to gain selection for the British swimming team for the 2012 Olympics, competing in the Olympic trials both in the pool and in the open water, however she was not successful, despite having beaten open water trials winner Keri-anne Payne in the Great North Swim a month previously. She subsequently made her debut in triathlon in 2014, and went on to win in the 18-24 age category at the 2015 Ironman World Championship as an amateur, subsequently turning professional.

During her first Ironman of 2018, the African Ironman Championship, she set a new personal best time of 8:56:10.[1] This beat her previous best, namely at the 2017 Ironman Worlds, where she came in with a time of 8:59:48 and finished as a runner-up behind Daniela Ryf.[2]

Notable results

Some of Lucy Charles's notable achievements include:

Date Event Rank
01 September 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, South Africa 2 [3]
02 June 2018 Challenge Championship 1 [4]
15 April 20182018 Ironman African Championship, South Africa1 [1]
14 October 2017Ironman World Championship2 [5] [6]
2 September 2017Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote2 [7]
9 July 2017Ironman European Championship Frankfurt2 [8]
3 June 2017Challenge Championship1 [9] [10]
20 May 2017Ironman Lanzarote1 [11]
21 May 2016Ironman Lanzarote3 [12]
10 October 2015Ironman World Championship1 (18–24 age group) [13]
30 August 2015Ironman 70.3 World Championship1 (18–24 age group) [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "09/1/2018 Results: IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship". Challenge - The Championship. Challenge Family. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Ingle, Sean (23 October 2017). "Iron woman Lucy Charles: 'I kept willing my body to fight that little bit longer'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ironman website". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Challenge - The Championship". app.challengedata.io. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  5. ↑ "Ironman World Championship 2017 - Top Women". World Triathlon Corporation. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ironman World Championships: Lucy Charles second on debut". BBC. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote 2017 - Top Women". World Triathlon Corporation. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ironman European Championship - Top Women". World Triathlon Corporation. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Challenge Championship - Top Women". Challenge Family. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "The Championship: GB's Lucy Charles wins women's race as Alistair Brownlee retires". BBC. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ironman Lanzarote 2017 - Top Women". World Triathlon Corporation. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ironman Lanzarote 2016 - Top Women". World Triathlon Corporation. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "2015 Ironman World Championship - Female 18–24 AG". World Triathlon Corporation. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship - Female 18–24 AG". World Triathlon Corporation. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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