Hamish Turnbull (born 13 July 1999) is an English track cyclist specialising in sprint events.[1] Representing Great Britain, he won a silver medal in the team sprint at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
 Turnbull in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Hamish Turnbull |
| Nickname | The Mish, The Morpeth Mish |
| Born | 13 July 1999 Morpeth, Northumberland, England |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Slingshot |
| Discipline | Track Sprint |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Medal record | |
Career
editTurnbull earned a place in the British cycling squad at the age of 14.[2]
He became British champion for the first time after winning the Sprint Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships. He had finished third in 2019.[3][4] At the 2022 British National Track Championships in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the team sprint alongside Jack Carlin, Joseph Truman and Ali Fielding. He also won two bronze medals, in the sprint and the keirin, at the same Championships.[5] Turnbull won his third national title at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, he won the Keirin for the first time.[6]
Turnbull represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The competition started strongly for Turnbull as he won the first medal of his elite career, a silver, in the team sprint alongside Truman and Ryan Owens.[2][7] In the sprint event, he made it to the quarterfinals but was knocked out by Scottish rider, and usual Team GB teammate, Carlin.[8] In the keirin, Turnbull finished 9th overall.[9]
He won a bronze medal in the team sprint with Carlin and Fielding at the 2022 European Championships.[10] In the sprint event he finished 4th, losing out in the bronze medal final to Rayan Helal.[11] Turnbull finished 8th overall in the keirin.[12]
Turnbull won his first World Championship medal, a bronze, at the 2022 World Championships in the team sprint. In the sprint, he advanced to the quarterfinals where he was beaten by Harrie Lavreysen, who would go on to secure his third consecutive sprint world title.[13]
At the 2023 European Championships, Turnbull won silver in the team sprint, beaten to gold by the Netherlands.[14] In the sprint, he was knocked out by teammate Carlin in the 1/8 finals.[15] In the keirin, Turnbull finished 10th overall, just behind Carlin in 9th.[16]
On 24 June 2024, Turnbull was named in the Great Britain squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17][18][19] At the Games in Paris, he won a silver medal with Ed Lowe and Jack Carlin in the team sprint, losing out in the final to a strong Dutch team, who set a new world record.[20][21][22] In the sprint, Turnbull was knocked out by Jeffrey Hoogland of the Netherlands in the quarter-finals after it went to a deciding race.[23] In the keirin, he made it through to the semi-finals, but did not advance due to a last-lap crash.[24]
Major results
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References
edit- ^ "Profile". Cycling Archives.
- ^ a b "Hamish Turnbull - Great Britain Cycling Team Rider Profile". British Cycling. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
- ^ "Stats". British Cycling.
- ^ "2022 National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results". Velo UK. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Results". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Cycling Track - Men's Sprint results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Cycling Track - Men's Keirin results". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Track cycling - men's team sprint finals results" (PDF). Union Européenne de Cyclisme. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Track cycling - men's sprint finals results" (PDF). Union Européenne de Cyclisme. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Track cycling - men's keirin finals results" (PDF). Union Européenne de Cyclisme. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Tissot UCI Track World Championships". UCI. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's team sprint - final classification" (PDF). Union Européenne de Cyclisme. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's sprint - final classification" (PDF). Union Européenne de Cyclisme. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's keirin - final classification" (PDF). Union Européenne de Cyclisme. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Finucane and Pidcock headline Team GB cycling squad". BBC Sport. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Team GB announces first riders selected for Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "PARIS 2024: TOM PIDCOCK, EMMA FINUCANE AND ETHAN HAYTER AMONG FIRST GB RIDERS SELECTED FOR OLYMPIC GAMES CYCLING SQUAD". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "GB win men's team sprint silver". BBC Sport. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Team GB win silver in men's team sprint as Dutch storm to another gold". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Team GB clinch silver in men's team sprint". ESPN. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's sprint quarterfinals results". Olympics.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's keirin semifinals results". Olympics.com. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
