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| Born | 4 September 1998 Lichfield, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sophie Capewell (born 4 September 1998) is a British professional racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the team sprint.[2]
Early life
[edit]Capewell grew up in Staffordshire.[3] Her father, Nigel Capewell, represented Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.[4][5][6] She attended Connell Sixth Form College.[7]
Career
[edit]Capewell competed in the women's sprint at the 2020 World Championships in Berlin.[8] Capewell then went on to win bronze in the team sprint at the 2021 World Championships in Roubaix, France.[9]
Capewell was selected for the England team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Despite taking the first race of three, Capewell ultimately lost the bronze medal final of the women's sprint to Emma Finucane of Wales, finishing fourth overall.[10] However, she bounced back to take 500m time trial bronze the following day. She subsequently won a silver medal in the keirin, which she dedicated to her late father Nigel, who died in October 2021.[11]
In 2024, she won a second national title, at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships.[12] Capewell won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the team sprint alongside Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant.[2][13]
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Capewell, alongside teammates Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane, won the gold medal in the women’s team sprint. The team broke the world record three times during the event, ultimately setting the new record at 45.186 seconds in the final.[14][15]
Major wins
[edit]- 2019
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Sprint
- 1st
- 2024
- National Track Championships
- 1st Team sprint
- 1st
- Olympic Games
- 1st
Team sprint (with Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant)
- 1st
References
[edit]- ^ "Sophie Capewell". British Cycling. April 2020.
- ^ a b "British trio win women's team sprint gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Staffordshire backs its home-grown athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics". Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Sophie Capewell". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Sophie Capewell: British Champion and a junior sprinter on the rise". Peloton Watch. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Sophie Capewell". Eurosport. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Packer, Phil (18 February 2022). "Great Britain Track Cyclist and World Championship medallist, Sophie Capewell, joins the BRIT Family". The Brit Challenge. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Sprint: Start List". UCI. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "World Track Cycling Championships: Great Britain win team sprint bronze in Roubaix". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Cyclist Emma Finucane claims second bronze medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Laura Kenny wins scratch race gold at track cycling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Report: Day 3 British Track Championships". Velo UK. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Record-breaking Team GB storm to stunning gold in women's team sprint". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "British trio win women's team sprint gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Record-breaking Team GB storm to stunning gold in women's team sprint". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
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- Sophie Capewell at UCI
- Sophie Capewell at Cycling Archives
- Sophie Capewell at CycleBase
