Laurence
Bostock
Place of birthSutton Coldfield
Age20
Height5' 10"
Weight75kg
Laurence Bostock joined the GB Skeleton Talent team in the summer of 2017 while on the verge of completing his A Levels at the Anthony Gell School in Wirksworth, the same school that sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur previously attended.
Originally from Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham but having moved to mid Derbyshire at the age of four, Laurence was an all-round sportsman growing up. He played competitive club football and represented his county at both hockey and athletics.
Having always had a love of outdoor sports and developed a keen interest in skiing, his route into skeleton came via the UK Sport backed talent identification campaign, Discover Your Gold.
LAURENCE IN HIS OWN WORDS...
- Nickname: I don't really have one but some of my football team-mates used to call me Electric Loz
- Most likely to be spotted: doing anything sporty or active
- Least likely to be found: reading a long book
- Me in three: active, laid-back, hungry
- Heroes: I wouldn’t say I really have a hero but I do admire successful athletes like Usain Bolt, Chris Hoy, Jessie Owens and Martins Dukurs
- If I wasn’t a slider: I would be applying to study Product Design at university or maybe trying to join the Army or training to be an Outward Bound Instructor
- Favourite food Chinese
- Favourite music I generally like anything with a good tune, except heavy rock
Meet the team
- Adam Hames
- Alan Toward
- Alex Corby
- Amelia Coltman
- Ashleigh Pittaway
- Axel Brown
- Ben Simons
- Benjamin Fulker
- Brad Hall
- Brogan Crowley
- Charlotte Longden
- Corie Mapp
- Craig Thompson
- Dan Read
- Danny Holdcroft
- Dave Short
- Dom Parsons
- Ed McDermott
- Éire Rowland-Evans
- Freya Tarbit
- Greg Cackett
- Hannah Stevenson
- Hannah Thornhill
- Harry Johnston
- Jack Grundy
- Jacob Salisbury
- James Howard
- Jerry Rice
- Kane Densley
- Kim Murray
- Lamin Deen
- Laura Deas
- Lee Johnston
- Louise Turner
- Lucy Bugler
- Luka Williams
- Luke Dawes
- Madelaine Smith
- Marc Heywood
- Marcus Wyatt
- Mareks Mezencevs
- Matt Weston
- Mica McNeill
- Michelle Radford
- Milly Kellyman
- Mitch Smith
- Montell Douglas
- Mossy Clifford
- Natalie Dunman
- Nick Gleeson
- Olly Butterworth
- Patrick Atkin
- Peter Gunn
- Rachel Hanagan
- Rachel Blackburn
- Rachel Johncock
- Ronnie Wells
- Sam Blanchet
- Sophie Walton
- Stefan Squire
- Tabby Stoecker
- Tait Jones
- William Scammell