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Charlie Dobson

Charlie Dobson

British sprinter

Charlie Dobson is a British sprinter, who came second in the 200 metres event at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. He was part of the British team that won the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.

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Personal life

Dobson is from Colchester, Essex, England.[2] He studied at St Benedict's Catholic College and Colchester Sixth Form College.[3] As of 2022, he is a student of aeronautical engineering at Loughborough University.[2][4]

Career

Dobson competes for Colchester Harriers Athletics Club.[2] He won his first international competition, which was the Loughborough International meeting.[5] He came second in the 200 metres event at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships,[2][5] finishing behind teammate Jona Efoloko.[5] Dobson had set personal best times in the heat and semi-finals of the competition.[6]

In 2020, Dobson set the British Universities & Colleges Sport record for the 60 metres event.[3] In 2021, Dobson ran the 400 metres event once. His finishing time was the joint fastest by a Briton that year, tied with Matthew Hudson-Smith.[4] He was selected in the British team for the 2021 World Athletics Relays,[7] but injured himself prior to the event. The injury also prevented him from attempting to qualify for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics;[4] he had been hoping to make the British 4 x 400 metres team at the Games.[2] He spent 10 months out with injury before returning in February 2022 at the Loughborough Indoor Open.[8]

In April 2022, Dobson ran a 200 metres event in 20.19, the 11th fastest time by a Briton in history.[4] Later in the year, he ran a wind-assisted 19.99 seconds to beat Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake.[4] He was part of the British team that won the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, alongside Matthew Hudson-Smith, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Lewis Davey. It was his first major relay.[9] Dobson also finished fourth in the individual 200 metres event.[9][8]

References

  1. [1]
    "British Athletics". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Stellar summer the target for sprinter Charlie Dobson after return from injury". Border Telegraph. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. [3]
    "CHARLIE DOBSON: "TO COMPETE FOR ENGLAND AT A HOME GAMES WOULD BE SPECIAL"". SportsAid. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Charlie Dobson: The 200m prospect who Iwan Thomas tips to break British 400m record". BBC Sport. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Charlie Dobson is a sprinter on the rise". Athletics Weekly. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Jona Efoloko and Charlie Dobson take 200m 1-2 in Tampere". Athletics Weekly. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. [7]
    "World Athletics Relays: who, what and when?". Athletics Weekly. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Colchester sprinter Charlie Dobson wins gold at European Championships". Essex County Standard. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. [9]
    "British men bounce back with 4x400m gold as Bol completes hat-trick". Athletics Weekly. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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