Charles Hicks

Charles Hicks (born 25 July 2001) is a British-American middle- and long-distance runner. He is a two-time European Cross Country under-23 champion (2021, 2022), the first British repeat Euro U23 winner. He placed seventh in the 2026 Boston Marathon.

Hicks won the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country title. In 2025 he transferred allegiance to the United States, where he had lived since the age of 12.

Career Born and raised in London, Charles Hicks moved with his family to Florida at age 12. He studied cognitive science at Stanford University.

In 2021, he won the men's under-23 title at the European Cross Country Championships in Dublin. The following month, Hicks successfully defended his European Cross Country U23 title with a commanding 8-second victory in Turin, Italy.

On June 30, 2023, Hicks signed a professional contract with Nike to run for the Bowerman Track Club and be coached by Jerry Schumacher.

On November 2, 2025, Charles Hicks made his marathon debut at the 2025 New York City Marathon, where he placed 6th in the men's race with a time of 2:09:59.

Statistics Personal bests Times taken from World Athletics. ''