Lizzy Yarnold

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lizzy Yarnold
Occupation	Skeleton Racer
Date Of Birth	Oct 31, 1988(1988-10-31)
Age	36
Birthplace	Sevenoaks
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Lizzy Yarnold Biography

Lizzy Yarnold is one of the most popular and richest Skeleton Racer who was born on October 31, 1988 in Sevenoaks, England, United Kingdom. A Skeleton racer won a gold medal at Sochi’s 2014 Winter Olympics.

After being inspired by the heptathlete She began her athletic career after being inspired by watching heptathlete Denise Lewis., she began her athletic career.

Yarnold was initially a heptathlete; she was inspired to take up the sport after watching Denise Lewis at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

In 2008, Yarnold took part in UK Sport’s Girls4Gold talent search scheme. Initially she thought she would be suitable for a sport involving horses but UK Sport identified skeleton as a good option. She began competing in 2010, winning her first official race in the Europa Cup at Igls in November. The next day she had her second win.

She was born in Sevenoaks (Kent), England.

Lizzy Yarnold Net Worth

Lizzy Yarnold is one of the richest Skeleton Racer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lizzy Yarnold 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She started her career as an heptathlete and was then introduced to skeleton racing, which she competed in in 2010.

She won the 2013-2014 SkeletonWorld Cup and finished on the podium in every race except one.

Elizabeth Anne Yarnold, OBE (born 31 October 1988) is a former British skeleton racer who joined the Great Britain national squad in 2010. With consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2014 and 2018, she is the most successful British Winter Olympian and the most successful Olympic skeleton athlete of all time from any nation. She won the 2013–14 Skeleton World Cup (only once finishing off the podium the whole season), followed by a gold in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Yarnold was selected to be one of the two women skeleton drivers representing Team GB at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and went on to become the first person to defend an Olympic gold in skeleton and the first British athlete to defend a Winter Olympic title. Yarnold set the track record for women’s skeleton at the Olympic venue in the final heat of the race with a time of 51.46 seconds, beating Jacqueline Lölling’s pre-Olympic record by nearly 1.3 seconds and her own first-heat record by 0.2 second. Yarnold was also the flag bearer for Great Britain at the Pyeongchang opening ceremony.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lizzy Yarnold height 5 ft 8 in Lizzy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lizzy Yarnold Dating?

According to our records, Lizzy Yarnold married to James Roche. As of December 1, 2023, Lizzy Yarnold’s is not dating anyone.

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Yarnold was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to skeleton racing.

Facts & Trivia

Lizzy Ranked on the list of most popular Skeleton Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lizzy Yarnold celebrates birthday on October 31 of every year.

In September 2015, Yarnold announced that she would take a year-long break and miss the 2015/16 skeleton season due to burnout.

Is Lizzy Yarnold still married?

She lives with her husband, James Roche , and gave birth to her second child in July 2021.

How old is Elizabeth Yarnold?

33 years (October 31, 1988)

Who is Britain's most successful Winter Olympian?

The most successful Winter Olympian from the Great Britain team is Lizzy Yarnold , with two gold medals, both in the women’s skeleton.

Where was Lizzy Yarnold born?

Sevenoaks, United Kingdom

Where does Lizzy Yarnold live?

Since taking up the skeleton sled, Yarnold has lived in Bath, Somerset , initially in a flat owned by former skeleton athlete and Olympic gold medallist in the 2010 Winter Olympics, Amy Williams. In 2018 she tweeted that Portsmouth was home.