Marcus WYATT

Great Britain

Skeleton

Date of Birth: 14 Dec 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HONITON

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Residence: BRISTOL

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skeleton	Men	16

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 5	Finished
After Heat 5	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
7	Mixed Team	2021	Altenberg, GER	1:57.09
10	Men	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:47.15
11	Mixed Team	2020	Altenberg, GER	1:56.81
12	Men	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:50.49
12	Men	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:30.65

World Cup Rankings
Season	Men
2021/22	19
2020/21	8
2019/20	8
2018/19	6
2017/18	22

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Men
2021/22	1 x 10th, 2 x 14th, 1 x 17th
2020/21	1 x 3rd, 2 x 5th, 2 x 8th
2019/20	1 x 4th, 3 x 8th, 1 x 10th
2018/19	1 x 5th, 1 x 6th, 2 x 7th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
10	Men	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:46.55
14	Men	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:45.85
14	Men	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:53.17
17	Men	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT	1:42.94
19	Men	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:56.11
20	Men	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	2:16.64
25	Men	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	56.73

Nickname:

Cous Cous

Hobbies:

Cooking, eating and playing videogames. Fan of the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL).

Occupation:

Athlete, Psychologist

Education:

Graduated in 2014 with a degree in Psychology from University of Swansea (Wales, GBR)

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

National: Eric Bernotas (USA)

Other sports:

American Football: Inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Swansea Titans American Football Team. Won the National Challenge Trophy (2014).

Debut:

2016 North American Cup in Lake Placid (5th)
2017 World Cup in Igls (10th)

National team:

2016

Start:

Watched the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and saw Lizzy Yarnold winning gold for GBR. Joined a talent identification scheme (Power2Podium) where athletes with a background in sports can apply to start practising skeleton. (slidingonice.com, 24 Aug 2020)

Reason:

Being an adrenaline junkie, he went for a try out. (slidingonice.com, 24 Aug 2020)

Ambition:

“The dream is not simply to represent my country, it is to win gold in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Although this is a long way down the line, I believe I have the dedication to do what it takes to bring home the gold!” (marcuswyatt.co.uk)

Training:

Benefits from pioneering technology, science, and medical support thanks to vital National Lottery funding to elite sport started in 1997 for Team GB. (eurosport.com, 23 Nov 2021)

Memorable:

Winning his first race (2018/19 season, Inter-Continental Cup in Igls). (slidingonice.com, 24 Aug 2020)

Hero:

Formula One race car driver Michael Schumacher (GER), seven-time World Drivers' Championship titles. “His focus, drive, ambition, and sheer ability in F1 are all things I would love to emulate in skeleton”. (thebbsa.co.uk)

National Football League Player (NFL) JJ Watt (USA), defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals. Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2017). Inspired by his total commitment to sport and how it reflects upon his own insatiable Olympic appetite. "Everything he did revolved around how he could get better. It's those heroes I've tried to embody because for me that's so important - to just give everything you've got. (eurosport.com, 23 Nov 2021)

Ritual:

Has no specific rituals, but tries to take it easy before races. (slidingonice.com, 24 Aug 2020)

Philosophy:

Being always competitive, dedicated and driven. (thebbsa.co.uk)

General Interest

QUALIFYING FOR PYEONGCHANG 2018
Qualified for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, but because he hadn’t gone to the International Training Week (ITW), his spot was given to his teammate Jerry Rice. He thought he’d done enough and that maybe they’d overlook the ITW status, but it didn’t happen. "It was not a great feeling to be told that I wasn't going. [But] people have said to me since, did it make you hungrier for four years? My honest answer is no, because I've never wanted something as much as I've wanted to go to a Games and compete." (slidingonice.com, 24 Aug 2020; eurosport.com, 23 Nov 2021)

PETS
Has two house rabbits, Olive and Olaf who love to destroy things. He spends hours watching them.

Milestones

Has three top-10 finishes at the World Championships since his debut in 2015, his best being fifth in 2019 in the team event (Whistler), and 12th individually in 2021

Has 19 top-10 World Cup finishes, including one podium in November 2020 (Sigulda). It was the first time a British male skeleton racer won a World Cup medal since Dom Parson's bronze at Calgary in 2013.

Finished second in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games test event on the brand-new, state-of-the-art, track in November 2021. "I knew I could do quite well, but to come away with a medal was huge. It just gives you that extra confidence. I know it is going to be a long, tough season trying to qualify for the Games." (eurosport.com, 23 Nov 2021)

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Legend

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