Charlie Myers (athlete)

Charlie Myers
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 27)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
ClubBirtley AC
Medal record
Representing  England
British Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester pole vault

Charlie Myers (born 12 June 1997) is a British athlete specialising in the pole vault. In 2023, he became the British champion in pole vault for the second time.[1][2]

Career

Myers became the British champion in 2018, after winning the gold medal at the pole vault at the 2018 British Athletics Championships, held in Birmingham. He was representing Middlesbrough AC at the time.[3]

He represented Great Britain at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, 2018 Athletics World Cup and the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[1]

In February 2023, he won the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships title[4] and then in July, he won his second British title at the 2023 British Athletics Championships, held in Manchester.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Charlie Myers, athlete profile". The Power of 10. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Charlie Myers, athlete profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Muller British Athletics Championships - Day Two - Alexander Stadium". Getty Images. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ "UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2023: Reece Prescod & Daryll Neita claim 60m golds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Pole Vault Men". UK Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2023.


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