.jpg) Pittaway at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ashleigh Fay Pittaway | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German and British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24) Munich, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Danny Holdcroft | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ashleigh Fay Pittaway (born 23 May 2000 in Munich) is a former German-British skeleton racer who competed on the Skeleton World Cup and Europe Cup circuits. She started racing in 2011 in Germany while a student, and joined the national team in 2015. Her personal coach was Danny Holdcroft, and she used a BlackRoc sled. She won a gold medal in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer. She also made her World Cup debut in 2016, at Königssee, where she finished 15th. She retired from competitive racing in September 2021, ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
World Cup results
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 |  – |
– |
– |
 – |
– |
 – |
 – |
15 |
104 | 27th | ||
| 2016–17 | Didn't compete at the World Cup | – | – | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 21 |
21 |
19 |
21 |
 – |
– |
– |
– |
260 | 28th | ||
| 2018–19 |  – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
– |
16 |
248 | 20th | ||
| 2019–20 | – |
– |
14 |
 – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
112 | 29th | ||
| 2020–21 | 12 |
8 |
– |
– |
15 |
12 |
– |
10 |
664 | 16th | ||
References
- "IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation".
- "IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation".
- "Ashleigh Fay PITTAWAY". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton – Winterberg, GER" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 8–10 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "Youth Olympic Champion Ashleigh Pittaway steps away from sliding". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- "Ashleigh Fay Pittaway profile on the IBSF official page". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
External links
- Ashleigh Pittaway at the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (archived)
- Ashleigh Fay Pittaway at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Ashleigh Pittaway at Team GB (archived)
- Ashleigh Pittaway at Olympedia (archive)
- Ashleigh Fay Pittaway at Olympics.com
| Youth Olympic champions in Skeleton – girls' skeleton | |
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| Bold: Olympic medalists in skeleton |
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