Marcus Wyatt (skeleton racer)

Marcus Wyatt

Wyatt in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 33)[1] Honiton, Devon, Great Britain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse	Imogen Wyatt (m. 2024)
Sport
Sport	Skeleton
Medal record Men's skeleton Representing  Great Britain European Championships 2024 Sigulda Men

Marcus Wyatt (born Honiton, Devon, England) is a British skeleton racer who represents the United Kingdom in the Men's Singles event in the Skeleton World Cup. He is the 2024 IBSF European Champion, succeeding his countryman Matt Weston.

He finished in the sixth position in the final standing of the 2018–19 Skeleton World Cup. For the 2019–20 Skeleton World Cup Wyatt finished in 8th place in the final standings.^[2]

Wyatt earned a degree in psychology from the University of Swansea.^[3][4][5]

In November 2020, in the race of the 2020–21 Skeleton World Cup 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 Calgary in 2013.^[6]

Career results

Olympic Games

Event	Men's Skeleton
Representing  Great Britain
2022 Beijing	16th

World Championships

Event	Men's Skeleton
Representing  Great Britain
2019 Whistler	12th
2020 Altenberg	10th
2021 Altenberg	12th
2023 St. Moritz	5th

Skeleton World Cup

Season	Place	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
2017–18	22nd	452	LPL1 –	PAC –	WHI –	WIN –	IGL 10	ALT 14	STM 20	KON 12
2018–19	6th	1288	SIG 12	WIN 10	ALT 8	IGL 6	STM 7	LPL 7	CGR1 8	CGR2 5
2019–20	8th	1184	LPL1 10	LPL2 8	WIN 8	LPG 14	IGL 4	KON 13	STM 11	SIG 8
2020–21	8th	1008	SIG1 8	SIG2 3	IGL1 –	IGL2 –	WIN 13	STM 8	KON 5	IGL3 5
2021–22	19th	638	IGL1 14	IGL2 10	ALT1 14	WIN1 25	ALT2 19	SIG 17	WIN2 –	STM 20
2022–23	3rd	1531	WHI 1	PAR 3	LPL 4	WIN 4	ALT1 6	ALT2 5	IGL 9	SIG 2

References

1. "Marcus WYATT Skeleton - Beijing 2022 Olympics". results.beijing2022.cn.
2. "IBSF | Standings".
3. "GB's No.1 Wyatt targeting European skeleton medal". 16 January 2019.
4. "Top-ten finishes for Laura Deas and Marcus Wyatt as British Skeleton athletes start World Cup campaign at Lake Placid | Team Bath". 8 December 2019.
5. "Marcus Wyatt - BBSA".
6. "Maiden podium finish for GB's Wyatt". 27 November 2020.