Ashleigh Fay Pittaway
Pittaway at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ashleigh Fay Pittaway | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German and British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 2000 Munich, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Danny Holdcroft | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ashleigh Fay Pittaway (born 23 May 2000 in Munich) is a former German-British skeleton racer who competed on the Skeleton World Cup and Europe Cup circuits. She started racing in 2011 in Germany while a student, and joined the national team in 2015. Her personal coach was Danny Holdcroft, and she used a BlackRoc sled. She won a gold medal in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer. She also made her World Cup debut in 2016, at Königssee, where she finished 15th.[3][4] She retired from competitive racing in September 2021, ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.[5]
World Cup results
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[6]
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
15 |
104 | 27th | ||
| 2016–17 | Didn't compete at the World Cup | – | – | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 21 |
21 |
19 |
21 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
260 | 28th | ||
| 2018–19 | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
– |
16 |
248 | 20th | ||
| 2019–20 | – |
– |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
112 | 29th | ||
| 2020–21 | 12 |
8 |
– |
– |
15 |
12 |
– |
10 |
664 | 16th | ||
References
- ^ "IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation".
- ^ "IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation".
- ^ "Ashleigh Fay PITTAWAY". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton – Winterberg, GER" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 8–10 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Youth Olympic Champion Ashleigh Pittaway steps away from sliding". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Ashleigh Fay Pittaway profile on the IBSF official page". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
External links
- Ashleigh Pittaway at the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (archived)
- Ashleigh Fay Pittaway at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Ashleigh Pittaway at Team GB (archived)
- Ashleigh Pittaway at Olympedia
- Ashleigh Fay Pittaway at Olympics.com