Lola Tambling
British skateboarder
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Lola Tambling (born 23 February 2008) is a British skateboarder. She is the reigning 2025 British national champion in the women's park discipline, and was previously the 2022 and 2024 champion.[1] She competed in the women's park event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | British |
| Born | 22 February 2008 Cornwall, United Kingdom |
| Home town | Saltash, United Kingdom |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
Rank | 3rd[clarification needed] |
Event | Park |
Early life
Tambling is from Saltash in Cornwall, United Kingdom.[2] Her parents are Martyn Tambling, a builder, and Stephanie Tambling.[2][3] She became interested in skateboarding at the age of seven when her parents opened a skatepark.[3] Seeing her father, a professional BMX rider, do tricks on his bike inspired her to do the same on her skateboard.[4]
Career
Tambling learned new skateboarding tricks from social media.[5] In 2022 she became the British national skateboarding champion.
In 2023, she placed 6th at the Skateboarding World Championships in Sharjah.[6] Her teammate, Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallist Sky Brown, won the event. Their placements in this event qualified them both for the 2024 Olympic Games.[5]
Tambling and Brown were joined on the British Olympic skateboarding team by multiple X Games medallist Andy Macdonald. Both Tambling and Brown were 16 at the Games, while Macdonald was 51.[7] Tambling and Brown were among the youngest members of Team GB at the 2024 Olympics.[8][9] Tambling placed 15th overall in the preliminary round with a high score of 73.85 and, due to only the top eight qualifying, did not advance to the finals.[10]
On 13 October 2024, Tambling won the British national championship for a second time.
On 17 August 2025, Tambling retained her national championship, making her a three-time British champion.
