Ashleigh Fay Pittaway

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 is Danny Holdcroft, and she uses 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.[3][4] She retired from competitive racing in September 2021, ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.[5]

Ashleigh Fay Pittaway
Pittaway at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
NationalityGerman and British
Born (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000
Munich, Germany
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportSkeleton
Coached byDanny Holdcroft
Medal record
Youth Olympic Games
2016 LillehammerGirls
World Junior Championships
2019 Königssee[1]
2021 St. Moritz[2]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[6]

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
  1. "IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation".
  2. "IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation".
  3. "Ashleigh Fay PITTAWAY". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton – Winterberg, GER" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 8–10 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. "Youth Olympic Champion Ashleigh Pittaway steps away from sliding". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. "Ashleigh Fay Pittaway profile on the IBSF official page". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2022.


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