Charlie Dobson

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.

Charlie Dobson
Dobson in 2022
Personal information
Born (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999[1]
Colchester, Essex, England
Alma materLoughborough University
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)200m, 400m
ClubColchester Harriers
Achievements and titles
Regional finals2022
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest4×400 m relay
IAAF World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Tampere200 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Munich4×400 m relay

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. "British Athletics". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. "Stellar summer the target for sprinter Charlie Dobson after return from injury". Border Telegraph. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. "CHARLIE DOBSON: "TO COMPETE FOR ENGLAND AT A HOME GAMES WOULD BE SPECIAL"". SportsAid. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  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. "Charlie Dobson is a sprinter on the rise". Athletics Weekly. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. "Jona Efoloko and Charlie Dobson take 200m 1-2 in Tampere". Athletics Weekly. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. "World Athletics Relays: who, what and when?". Athletics Weekly. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. "Colchester sprinter Charlie Dobson wins gold at European Championships". Essex County Standard. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  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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