Lola Tambling
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | British |
| Born | 28 February 2008 Cornwall, United Kingdom |
| Home town | Saltash, United Kingdom |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Rank | 3rd |
| Event | Park |
Lola Tambling (born 28 February 2008) is a British skateboarder. She is the reigning 2024 British national champion in the women's park discipline, and was previously the 2022 champion.[1] She competed in the women's park event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Early life
[edit]Tambling is from Saltash in Cornwall, United Kingdom.[2] Her parents are Martyn Tambling, a builder, and Stephanie Tambling.[2][3] She became interested in skateboarding at the age of seven when her parents opened a skatepark.[3] Seeing her father, a professional BMX rider, do tricks on his bike inspired her to do the same on her skateboard.[4]
Career
[edit]Tambling learned new skateboarding tricks from social media.[5] In 2022 she became the British national skateboarding champion.
In 2023, she placed 6th at the Skateboarding World Championships in Sharjah.[6] Her teammate, Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallist Sky Brown, won the event. Their placements in this event qualified them both for the 2024 Olympic Games.[5]
Tambling and Brown were joined on the British Olympic skateboarding team by multiple X Games medallist Andy Macdonald. Both Tambling and Brown were 16 at the Games, while Macdonald was 51.[7] Tambling and Brown were among the youngest members of Team GB at the 2024 Olympics.[8][9] Tambling placed 15th overall in the preliminary round with a high score of 73.85 and, due to only the top eight qualifying, did not advance to the finals.[10]
On 13 October 2024, Tambling won the British national championship for a second time.
References
[edit]- ^ Landi, Jeff. "Skateboard GB X Habito Park National Championships 2022". www.skateboarding.worldskate.org. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b Ainsworth, Clare (12 February 2023). "Teenage skateboard star finishes sixth in World Championship". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Martyn TAMBLING personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "TwelfthMan". www.twelfthman.co. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Lola Tambling | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Skateboarding World Championship - Sharjah Events". sharjahevents.ae. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Who is Andy MacDonald? The skateboarder 'representing the old guys' at Olympics". The Independent. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris: Grassroots to Glory - Lola: Teenage Olympic 'hero in a halfpipe' - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Who is representing Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Park Prelims Results". olympics.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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