Marcus Wyatt (born

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, England) is a British

skeleton racer Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or -sleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of ...

who represents the United Kingdom in the Men's Singles event in the

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. He is the 2024 IBSF European Champion, succeeding his countryman

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. He finished in the sixth position in the final standing of the 2018-19 Skeleton World Cup. For the

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Wyatt finished in 8th place in the final standings. Wyatt earned a degree in psychology from the

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. In November 2020, in the race of the

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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

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Career results

Olympic Games

World Championships

Skeleton World Cup

References

1991 births Living people Alumni of Swansea University English male skeleton racers Olympic skeleton racers for Great Britain People from Honiton Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Devon {{UK-wintersport-bio-stub