Charles Hicks (born 25 July 2001) is a British middle- and

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. He is a two-time European Cross Country under-23 champion (2021, 2022), the first British male or female to repeat as Euro U23 winner. Hicks won the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country title.

Career

Born and raised in London, Charles Hicks moved with his family to

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at age 12. He studies cognitive science at

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. In 2021, he won the men's under-23 title at the

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. In April 2022, Hicks set a British U23

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record with a time of 27:40.16. On 19 November, the 21-year-old won won the men's race at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships held in

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, becoming the first Stanford runner, the fourth British runner and the first British runner for over 30 years to win the NCAA XC individual title. He set a course record of 28:43.6 on a hilly 10-kilometer circuit. The following month, Hicks successfully defended his European Cross Country U23 title with a commanding 8-second victory in

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, Italy. On June 30, 2023, Hicks signed a professional contract with

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to run for the

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and be coached by

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Statistics

Personal bests

Times taken from

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– 3:43.59 (

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2021) *

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– 7:43.84 (

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2022) ** 3000 metres indoor – 7:53.90 (

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2023) *

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– 13:24.58 (

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2022) ** 5000 metres indoor – 13:22.05 (

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2023) *

– 27:40.16 (

2022)

International competitions

American championships

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References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Charles 2001 births Living people Athletes from London English male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners English male long-distance runners British male long-distance runners 21st-century British people Stanford Cardinal men's cross country runners Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes