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Marcus Wyatt (skeleton racer)
Marcus Wyatt (born Honiton, Devon, England) is a British skeleton racer who represents the United Kingdom in the Men's Singles event in the Skeleton World Cup. He is the 2024 IBSF European Champion, succeeding his countryman Matt Weston.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1991[1] Honiton, Devon, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He finished in the sixth position in the final standing of the 2018-19 Skeleton World Cup. For the 2019–20 Skeleton World Cup Wyatt finished in 8th place in the final standings.[2]
Wyatt earned a degree in psychology from the University of Swansea.[3][4][5]
In November 2020, in the race of the 2020–21 Skeleton World Cup season, Wyatt finished third in the world cup race in Siguda, Latvia. It was the first British male skeleton racer podium finish since Dom Parsons' 3rd-place finish at Calgary in 2013.[6]
Career results edit
Olympic Games edit
| Event | Men's Skeleton | |
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| Representing Great Britain | ||
| 2022 Beijing | 16th | |
World Championships edit
| Event | Men's Skeleton | |
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| Representing Great Britain | ||
| 2019 Whistler | 12th | |
| 2020 Altenberg | 10th | |
| 2021 Altenberg | 12th | |
| 2023 St. Moritz | 5th | |
Skeleton World Cup edit
| Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| 2017–18 | 22nd | 452 | LPL1 – | PAC – | WHI – | WIN – | IGL 10 | ALT 14 | STM 20 | KON 12 |
| 2018–19 | 6th | 1288 | SIG 12 | WIN 10 | ALT 8 | IGL 6 | STM 7 | LPL 7 | CGR1 8 | CGR2 5 |
| 2019–20 | 8th | 1184 | LPL1 10 | LPL2 8 | WIN 8 | LPG 14 | IGL 4 | KON 13 | STM 11 | SIG 8 |
| 2020–21 | 8th | 1008 | SIG1 8 | SIG2 3 | IGL1 – | IGL2 – | WIN 13 | STM 8 | KON 5 | IGL3 5 |
| 2021–22 | 19th | 638 | IGL1 14 | IGL2 10 | ALT1 14 | WIN1 25 | ALT2 19 | SIG 17 | WIN2 – | STM 20 |
| 2022–23 | 3rd | 1531 | WHI 1 | PAR 3 | LPL 4 | WIN 4 | ALT1 6 | ALT2 5 | IGL 9 | SIG 2 |
References edit
- ^ "Marcus WYATT Skeleton - Beijing 2022 Olympics". results.beijing2022.cn.
- ^ "IBSF | Standings".
- ^ "GB's No.1 Wyatt targeting European skeleton medal". 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Top-ten finishes for Laura Deas and Marcus Wyatt as British Skeleton athletes start World Cup campaign at Lake Placid | Team Bath". 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Marcus Wyatt - BBSA".
- ^ "Maiden podium finish for GB's Wyatt". 27 November 2020.