Hamish Turnbull
 Turnbull in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Hamish Turnbull |
| Nickname | The Mish, The Morpeth Mish |
| Born | 13 July 1999 Morpeth, Northumberland, England |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Slingshot |
| Discipline | Track Sprint |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Medal record | |
Hamish Turnbull (born 13 July 1999) is an English track cyclist.[1] Representing Great Britain, he won a silver medal in the team sprint at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Cycling career
[edit]Turnbull became British champion when winning the Sprint Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships. He had finished third in 2019.[2][3] At the 2022 British National Track Championships in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the team sprint. He also won two bronze medals at the same Championships.[4] He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the sprint event.[5]
Turnbull won his third national title at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, he won the Keirin for the first time.[6]
On 24 June 2024, Turnbull was named in the Great Britain squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7][8][9] At the Games in Paris, he won a silver medal with Ed Lowe and Jack Carlin in the team sprint, losing out in the final to the Netherlands, who set a new world record.[10][11][12]
Major results
[edit]- 2022
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 3rd
Team sprint
- 3rd
- European Track Championships
- 3rd Team sprint
- 3rd
- Commonwealth Games
- 2nd
Team sprint
- 2nd
- 2023
- European Track Championships
- 2nd Team sprint
- 2nd
- 2024
- Olympic Games
- 2nd
Team sprint
- 2nd
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Cycling Archives.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
- ^ "Stats". British Cycling.
- ^ "2022 National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Cycling Track - Men's Sprint results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results". Velo UK. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Finucane and Pidcock headline Team GB cycling squad". BBC Sport. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Team GB announces first riders selected for Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "PARIS 2024: TOM PIDCOCK, EMMA FINUCANE AND ETHAN HAYTER AMONG FIRST GB RIDERS SELECTED FOR OLYMPIC GAMES CYCLING SQUAD". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "GB win men's team sprint silver". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Team GB win silver in men's team sprint as Dutch storm to another gold". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Team GB clinch silver in men's team sprint". ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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