# Charlie Tanfield

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British cyclist (born 1996)

Charlie Tanfield Tanfield in 2024 Personal information Full name Charles Tanfield Born (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 29) Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England[1] Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] Weight 82 kg (181 lb) Team information Current team Saint Piran Disciplines Road track Role Rider Rider type Pursuitist (track) Amateur teams 2015 Easton Ritte Road Racing 2016 Planet X–Northside 2017 Brother NRG DriverPlan 2017 Bike Channel–Canyon (stagiaire) Professional teams 2018–2021 Canyon Eisberg[3] 2022 Ribble Weldtite[4] 2023– Saint Piran Major wins Track World Championships Team pursuit (2018) Medal record Men's track cycling Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team pursuit World Championships 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit 2024 Ballerup Team pursuit 2021 Roubaix Team pursuit European Championships 2024 Apeldoorn Team pursuit 2023 Grenchen Team pursuit 2024 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit 2018 Glasgow Team pursuit 2019 Apeldoorn Team pursuit 2021 Grenchen Team pursuit 2022 Munich Team pursuit Representing England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Individual pursuit 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit 2022 Birmingham Team pursuit

**Charles Tanfield** (born 17 November 1996) is a British [racing cyclist](/source/Cycle_sport), who rides for [UCI Continental team](/source/UCI_Continental_team) [Saint Piran](/source/Saint_Piran_(cycling_team)) and the Great Britain national track cycling team.

He competed at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in Paris winning the silver medal in the [Team pursuit](/source/Team_pursuit). He also competed at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in Tokyo in the [team pursuit](/source/Team_pursuit).[5]

Tanfield was the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games) individual pursuit champion, the [2018 World Championships](/source/2018_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships) team pursuit world champion and [2024 UEC European Track Championships](/source/2024_UEC_European_Track_Championships) team pursuit champion.

## Early life

Tanfield grew up in [Great Ayton](/source/Great_Ayton) in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire).[6] He attended [Stokesley School](/source/Stokesley_School).[7]

## Career

He rode in the [men's team pursuit event](/source/2018_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit) at the [2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships](/source/2018_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), winning the gold medal.[8][9] Tanfield won silver in the [team pursuit](/source/Team_pursuit) and gold in the [individual pursuit](/source/Individual_pursuit) at the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games) where he set of time of 4:11.455,[10] the third fastest individual pursuit time in history. Tanfield went on to claim a second silver in the [team pursuit](/source/Cycling_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit) at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games).[11]

Tanfield won two more national titles at the [2023 British Cycling National Track Championships](/source/2023_British_Cycling_National_Track_Championships) bringing his total to five at the time. He won the individual pursuit for the second time and the team pursuit for the third time.[12]

He went on to win a silver medal at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in the team pursuit, his second Olympic Games.

## Personal life

His brother [Harry Tanfield](/source/Harry_Tanfield), who is two years older than him, is also a cyclist and a silver medallist at the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games) road time trial.[13]

## Major results

### Road

**2017**
- 3rd [Time trial](/source/British_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Under-23 Championships

- 5th [Duo Normand](/source/Duo_Normand) (with [Harry Tanfield](/source/Harry_Tanfield))

**2018**
- 1st [Time trial](/source/British_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Under-23 Championships

- 8th [Time trial](/source/Cycling_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_road_time_trial), [Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games)

**2021**
- 1st Castle Douglas, [Tour Series](/source/Tour_Series)

**2023**
- 4th [Time trial](/source/British_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Championships

### Track

**2017**
- [National Championships](/source/British_National_Track_Championships) - 1st Team pursuit - 2nd Individual pursuit

**2018**
- 1st [Team pursuit](/source/2018_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [UCI World Championships](/source/2018_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships)

- [Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games) - 1st [Individual pursuit](/source/Cycling_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual_pursuit) - 2nd [Team pursuit](/source/Cycling_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit)

- [UCI World Cup](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Cup), Minsk - 1st Individual pursuit - 1st Team pursuit

- [National Championships](/source/British_National_Track_Championships) - 1st Individual pursuit - 2nd Team pursuit

- 3rd [Team pursuit](/source/2018_UEC_European_Track_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [UEC European Championships](/source/2018_UEC_European_Track_Championships)

**2019**
- 1st Team pursuit, [National Championships](/source/British_National_Track_Championships)

- 2nd [Team pursuit](/source/2019_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [UCI World Championships](/source/2019_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships)

- 3rd [Team pursuit](/source/2019_UEC_European_Track_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [UEC European Championships](/source/2019_UEC_European_Track_Championships)

**2021**
- 3rd [Team pursuit](/source/2021_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [UCI World Championships](/source/2021_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships)

- 3rd [Team pursuit](/source/2021_UEC_European_Track_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [UEC European Championships](/source/2021_UEC_European_Track_Championships)

**2022**
- [UCI Nations Cup](/source/2022_UCI_Track_Cycling_Nations_Cup), [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) - 2nd Team pursuit - 3rd Individual pursuit

- 2nd [Team pursuit](/source/Cycling_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games)

- 2nd Individual pursuit, [National Championships](/source/British_National_Track_Championships)

- 3rd [Team pursuit](/source/2022_UEC_European_Track_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [UEC European Championships](/source/2022_UEC_European_Track_Championships)

**2023**
- [National Championships](/source/British_National_Track_Championships) - 1st Individual pursuit - 1st Team pursuit

- 2nd [Team pursuit](/source/2023_UEC_European_Track_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [UEC European Championships](/source/2023_UEC_European_Track_Championships)

- 3rd Team pursuit, [UCI Nations Cup](/source/UCI_Track_Cycling_Nations_Cup), [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta)

**2024**
- [UEC European Championships](/source/2024_UEC_European_Track_Championships) - 1st [Team pursuit](/source/2024_UEC_European_Track_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit) - 2nd [Individual pursuit](/source/2024_UEC_European_Track_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual_pursuit)

- [UCI Nations Cup](/source/UCI_Track_Cycling_Nations_Cup) - 1st Team pursuit, [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide) - 1st Team pursuit, [Milton](/source/Milton%2C_Ontario)

- 2nd [Team pursuit](/source/Cycling_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [Olympic Games](/source/Cycling_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics)

- 2nd [Team pursuit](/source/2024_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit), [UCI World Championships](/source/2024_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships)

**2026**
- [National Championships](/source/2026_British_Cycling_National_Track_Championships) - 1st Individual pursuit - 2nd Points race - 3rd Elimination

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Great Ayton's Charlie Tanfield takes Commonwealth gold"](http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2018-04-06/great-aytons-charlie-tanfield-takes-commonwealth-gold/). Retrieved 28 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Cycling Track – Athlete Profile: Charlie TANFIELD – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200716111940/https://results.gc2018.com/en/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n6033432-charlie-tanfield.htm). *results.gc2018.com*. Archived from [the original](https://results.gc2018.com/en/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n6033432-charlie-tanfield.htm) on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Canyon DHB p/b Soreen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200314204552/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14067/1002054/257). *UCI.org*. [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale). Archived from [the original](https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14067/1002054/257) on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ribble Weldtite"](https://ribbleweldtite.co.uk/). [Ribble Weldtite](/source/Ribble_Weldtite). Retrieved 9 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Charlie TANFIELD"](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/charlie-tanfield). *Olympics.com*. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Rogers, Owen (28 October 2018). ["The Tanfield Factor: Harry and Charlie discuss fame, family and the future"](https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tanfield-factor-harry-charlie-discuss-fame-family-future-398284). *cyclingweekly.com*. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["School which produced medal winning Tanfield brothers gets £500k"](https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/school-produced-medal-winning-tanfield-14586452). *Teesside Live*. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Start list"](http://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003100002010601FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01). Retrieved 10 April 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC_9-0)** ["Track Cycling World Championships: Great Britain win team pursuit gold and silver"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/43248234). *BBC Sport*. March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Tanfield breaks record in individual pursuit qualifying"](http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/16142044.COMMONWEALTH_GAMES__Tanfield_breaks_record_in_individual_pursuit_qualifying/). *The Northern Echo*. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Men's 4000m Team Pursuit - Finals - Gold"](https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/CTR/T/M/PURTEAM4----------/FNL-/000100--). *Birmingham 2022 Detailed Results*. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results"](https://www.velouk.net/2023/01/29/track-result-british-track-championships-results/). *Velo UK*. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Day 6 recap: Kiwi cyclist Linda Villumsen wins silver in women's time trial as Hamish Bond grabs bronze in the men's event"](https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/commonwealth-games/day-6-recap-kiwi-cyclist-linda-villumsen-wins-silver-in-womens-time-trial-hamish-bond-grabs-bronze-mens-event). Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via TVNZ.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Charlie Tanfield](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Charlie_Tanfield).

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/bio/Charlie_Tanfield) at [British Cycling](/source/British_Cycling)

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://www.uci.org/rider-details/147414) at [UCI](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale)

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/190399) at ProCyclingStats

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=25118) at Cycling Quotient

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/charlie-tanfield) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/6Qm2yOd3ulWUM88JjoFtf7) at [Team GB](/source/Team_GB)

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1805244) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000556290) at InterSportStats

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/charlie-tanfield) at [Team England](/source/Commonwealth_Games_England)

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://web.archive.org/web/2022/https://results.gc2018.com/en/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n6033432-charlie-tanfield.htm) at the [Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/Gold_Coast_2018_Commonwealth_Games) (archived)

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/56742) at the [Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/Birmingham_2022_Commonwealth_Games)

- [Charlie Tanfield](https://web.archive.org/web/20240730141924/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/charlie-tanfield_1912560) at the [Paris 2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Summer_Olympics) (archived, [alternate link](https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/charlie-tanfield_1912560))

v t e UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's team pursuit 1990s 1993: Australia, Brett Aitken, Stuart O'Grady, Billy Shearsby, Tim O'Shannessey 1994: Germany, Guido Fulst, Andreas Bach, Jens Lehmann, Danilo Hondo 1995: Australia, Bradley McGee, Stuart O'Grady, Rodney McGee, Tim O'Shannessey 1996: Italy, Adler Capelli, Cristiano Citton, Andrea Collinelli, Mauro Trentini 1997: Italy, Cristiano Citton, Mario Benetton, Adler Capelli, Andrea Collinelli 1998: Ukraine, Oleksandr Symonenko, Serhiy Matvyeyev, Oleksandr Fedenko, Oleksandr Klymenko 1999: Germany, Robert Bartko, Jens Lehmann, Daniel Becke, Guido Fulst 2000s 2000: Germany, Guido Fulst, Sebastian Siedler, Daniel Becke, Jens Lehmann 2001: Ukraine, Oleksandr Symonenko, Serhii Cherniavskyi, Lyubomyr Polatayko, Oleksandr Fedenko 2002: Australia, Peter Dawson, Brett Lancaster, Stephen Wooldridge, Luke Roberts 2003: Australia, Graeme Brown, Peter Dawson, Brett Lancaster, Luke Roberts 2004: Australia, Ashley Hutchinson, Luke Roberts, Peter Dawson, Stephen Wooldridge 2005: Great Britain, Steve Cummings, Rob Hayles, Paul Manning, Chris Newton 2006: Australia, Peter Dawson, Matthew Goss, Mark Jamieson, Stephen Wooldridge 2007: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning, Bradley Wiggins 2008: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning, Bradley Wiggins 2009: Denmark, Casper Jørgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Michael Færk Christensen, Alex Rasmussen, Michael Mørkøv 2010s 2010: Australia, Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn, Cameron Meyer 2011: Australia, Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn, Luke Durbridge 2012: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Peter Kennaugh, Steven Burke, Geraint Thomas, Andy Tennant 2013: Australia, Glenn O'Shea, Alex Edmondson, Mitchell Mulhern, Alexander Morgan 2014: Australia, Glenn O'Shea, Alex Edmondson, Luke Davison, Miles Scotson 2015: New Zealand, Pieter Bulling, Dylan Kennett, Alex Frame, Marc Ryan 2016: Australia, Sam Welsford, Michael Hepburn, Callum Scotson, Miles Scotson, Alexander Porter, Luke Davison 2017: Australia, Sam Welsford, Cameron Meyer, Alexander Porter, Nick Yallouris, Kelland O'Brien, Rohan Wight 2018: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Kian Emadi, Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield 2019: Australia, Sam Welsford, Leigh Howard, Alexander Porter, Cameron Scott, Kelland O'Brien 2020s 2020: Denmark, Lasse Norman Hansen, Julius Johansen, Frederik Rodenberg, Rasmus Pedersen 2021: Italy, Liam Bertazzo, Simone Consonni, Filippo Ganna, Jonathan Milan, Francesco Lamon 2022: Great Britain, Ethan Hayter, Oliver Wood, Ethan Vernon, Daniel Bigham 2023: Denmark, Niklas Larsen, Carl-Frederik Bévort, Lasse Norman Leth, Rasmus Pedersen, Frederik Rodenberg 2024: Denmark, Tobias Hansen, Carl-Frederik Bévort, Niklas Larsen, Rasmus Pedersen, Frederik Rodenberg 2025: Denmark, Tobias Hansen, Niklas Larsen, Rasmus Pedersen, Frederik Rodenberg, Lasse Norman Leth Riders in italics took part in the qualifying rounds.

v t e UEC European Track Champions – Men’s team pursuit Summary 2010: Burke, Clancy, Queally, Tennant 2011: Burke, Clancy, Kennaugh, Tennant 2012: Ershov, Markov, Serov, Kaykov 2013: Burke, Clancy, Doull, Tennant 2014: Dibben, Clancy, Doull, Tennant 2015: Dibben, Wiggins, Doull, Tennant, Burke, Gibson 2016: Denis, Ermenault, Maitre, Chavanel, Thomas 2017: Denis, Ermenault, Maitre, Pijourlet 2018: Viviani, Bertazzo, Ganna, Lamon 2019: LN Hansen, Pedersen, Madsen, Johansen 2020: Dubchenko, Gonov, Bersenev, Evtushenko 2021: Malmberg, Pedersen, T Hansen, Bévort 2022: Denis, Lafargue, Tabellion, Thomas, Boudat 2023: Ganna, Lamon, Milan, Moro, Consonni 2024: Bigham, Hayter, C Tanfield, Vernon, Wood 2025: Hansen, Larsen, Leth, Skivild 2026: Leth, Rodenberg, Pedersen, Hansen, Skivild Riders in italics rode in heats only

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