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Marcus Wyatt (skeleton racer)

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Marcus Wyatt
Wyatt in 2019
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 33)[1]
Honiton, Devon, Great Britain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SpouseImogen Wyatt (m. 2024)
Sport
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sigulda Men

Marcus Wyatt (born Honiton, Devon, England) is a British skeleton racer who represents the United Kingdom in the Men's Singles event in the Skeleton World Cup. He is the 2024 IBSF European Champion, succeeding his countryman Matt Weston.

He finished in the sixth position in the final standing of the 2018–19 Skeleton World Cup. For the 2019–20 Skeleton World Cup Wyatt finished in 8th place in the final standings.[2]

Wyatt earned a degree in psychology from the University of Swansea.[3][4][5]

In November 2020, in the race of the 2020–21 Skeleton World Cup season, Wyatt finished third in the world cup race in Siguda, Latvia. It was the first British male skeleton racer podium finish since Dom Parsons' 3rd-place finish at Calgary in 2013.[6]

Career results

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Olympic Games

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Event Men's Skeleton
Representing  Great Britain
China 2022 Beijing 16th

World Championships

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Event Men's Skeleton
Representing  Great Britain
Canada 2019 Whistler 12th
Germany 2020 Altenberg 10th
Germany 2021 Altenberg 12th
Switzerland 2023 St. Moritz 5th

Skeleton World Cup

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Season Place Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2017–18 22nd 452 LPL1
PAC
WHI
WIN
IGL
10
ALT
14
STM
20
KON
12
2018–19 6th 1288 SIG
12
WIN
10
ALT
8
IGL
6
STM
7
LPL
7
CGR1
8
CGR2
5
2019–20 8th 1184 LPL1
10
LPL2
8
WIN
8
LPG
14
IGL
4
KON
13
STM
11
SIG
8
2020–21 8th 1008 SIG1
8
SIG2
3
IGL1
IGL2
WIN
13
STM
8
KON
5
IGL3
5
2021–22 19th 638 IGL1
14
IGL2
10
ALT1
14
WIN1
25
ALT2
19
SIG
17
WIN2
STM
20
2022–23 3rd 1531 WHI
1
PAR
3
LPL
4
WIN
4
ALT1
6
ALT2
5
IGL
9
SIG
2

References

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  1. ^ "Marcus WYATT Skeleton - Beijing 2022 Olympics". results.beijing2022.cn.
  2. ^ "IBSF | Standings".
  3. ^ "GB's No.1 Wyatt targeting European skeleton medal". 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Top-ten finishes for Laura Deas and Marcus Wyatt as British Skeleton athletes start World Cup campaign at Lake Placid | Team Bath". 8 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Marcus Wyatt - BBSA".
  6. ^ "Maiden podium finish for GB's Wyatt". 27 November 2020.