| Lola Tambling | |
| Citizenship: | British |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 2008 |
| Birth Place: | Cornwall, United Kingdom |
| Hometown: | Saltash, United Kingdom |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Sport: | Skateboarding |
| Stance: | Goofy footed |
| Rank: | 3rd |
| Event: | Park |
Lola Tambling (born 28 February 2008) is a British skateboarder. She was the 2022 British national champion in the women's park discipline.[1] She competed in the women's park event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Tambling is from Saltash in Cornwall, United Kingdom. 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. Seeing her father, a professional BMX rider, do tricks on his bike inspired her to do the same on her skateboard.[4]
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]