Amelia Coltman
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Amelia Coltman is a British skeleton racer. She was a silver medalist at the 2025 European Championships, having been a bronze medalist in 2024.
Early life
Coltam grew up in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. She attended De Lisle College and Loughborough College.{{cite web|first=Pete|last=Warrington|date=22 June 2017|title= Coltman targeting Beijing 2022 success|url=https://www.loughboroughecho.net/sport/other-sport/coltman-targeting-beijing-2022-success-13113923.amp|website=Loughborough Echo|accessdate=21 February 2025}}
Career
She won a bronze medal at the IBSF European Championships 2024 in Sigulda, Latvia.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/skeleton/amelia-coltman-claims-bronze-for-great-britain-in-sigulda-as-canada-s-mirela-rahneva-wins-world-cup-_sto10005171/story.shtml|website=Eurosport|accessdate=21 February 2025|title= Amelia Coltman Claims Bronze for Great Britain in Sigulda as Canada's Mirela Rahneva Wins World Cup Race|date=2 February 2024}} She followed that up with a sixth-placed finish on her World Championship debut in Germany three weeks later.
Alongside Marcus Wyatt, she won the fourth and final race of the season in the Skeleton Mixed 2024–25 Skeleton World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/british-team-amelia-coltman-marcus-wyatt-win-skeleton-mixed-world-cup-in-lillehammer|website=ibsf.org|accessdate=21 February 2025|date=8 Feb 2025|title=British Team Amelia Coltman/Marcus Wyatt Wins Skeleton Mixed World Cup in Lillehammer}} That season in the World Cup, she her first World Cup medal by winning the first event in South Korea in November 2024.{{cite web|date=19 November 2024|title= Melton skeleton bob star Amelia Coltman lands stunning Skeleton World Cup gold|first=John|last= Lomas|url=https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/sport/other-sport/melton-skeleton-bob-star-amelia-coltman-lands-stunning-skeleton-world-cup-gold-4873664 |website=Melton Times|accessdate=21 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thebbsa.co.uk/news-and-results/2020/glorious-gold-for-coltman/|website=thebbsa.co.uk|access-date=21 February 2025|title=Glorious gold for Coleman}} She won a silver medal at the IBSF European Championships 2025 in Lillehammer.{{cite web|title=Skeleton athlete Janine Flock wins fourth European gold and third overall World Cup title|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/skeleton-athlete-janine-flock-wins-fourth-european-gold-and-third-overall-world-cup-title|website=ibsf.org|date=February 7, 2025 |accessdate=21 February 2025}}
Personal life
Her parents, Gary and Theresa, were both national cycling champions.{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 February 2025|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/68469120.amp|title= Amelia Coltman: Brit confident of 'mixing it with skeleton's best'|date=5 March 2024}} She trains in Skeleton at the University of Bath.{{cite web|url=https://www.teambath.com/2024/11/17/ibsf-skeleton-world-cup-pyeongchang/|website=Team Bath|accessdate=21 February 2025|title= Amelia Coltman and Freya Tarbit win World Cup gold as British Skeleton start 2024-25 season with six medals in PyeongChang|date=
17 November 2024}}
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Category:Date of birth unknown
Category:Alumni of the University of Bath
Category:English female skeleton racers
Category:Sportspeople from Melton Mowbray