 Dobson in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 October 1999[1] Colchester, Essex, England |
| Alma mater | Loughborough University |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event(s) | 200m, 400m |
| Club | Colchester Harriers |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Regional finals | 2022 |
Medal record | |
Charlie Dobson is a British sprinter, who came second in the 200 metres event at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. He was part of the British team that won the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.
Dobson is from Colchester, Essex, England.[2] He studied at St Benedict's Catholic College and Colchester Sixth Form College.[3] As of 2022, he is a student of aeronautical engineering at Loughborough University.[2][4]
Dobson competes for Colchester Harriers Athletics Club.[2] He won his first international competition, which was the Loughborough International meeting.[5] He came second in the 200 metres event at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships,[2][5] finishing behind teammate Jona Efoloko.[5] Dobson had set personal best times in the heat and semi-finals of the competition.[6]
In 2020, Dobson set the British Universities & Colleges Sport record for the 60 metres event.[3] In 2021, Dobson ran the 400 metres event once. His finishing time was the joint fastest by a Briton that year, tied with Matthew Hudson-Smith.[4] He was selected in the British team for the 2021 World Athletics Relays,[7] but injured himself prior to the event. The injury also prevented him from attempting to qualify for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics;[4] he had been hoping to make the British 4 x 400 metres team at the Games.[2] He spent 10 months out with injury before returning in February 2022 at the Loughborough Indoor Open.[8]
In April 2022, Dobson ran a 200 metres event in 20.19, the 11th fastest time by a Briton in history.[4] Later in the year, he ran a wind-assisted 19.99 seconds to beat Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake.[4] He was part of the British team that won the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, alongside Matthew Hudson-Smith, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Lewis Davey. It was his first major relay.[9] Dobson also finished fourth in the individual 200 metres event.[9][8]
