Teddy Wilson (sprinter)

Teddy Wilson (born 29 November 2006) is a British sprinter.[1]

Teddy Wilson
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 17)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprinter
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m 6.70 (Sheffield, 2024)
100m 10.26 (Mannheim, 2023)
200m 21.50 (London, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lima 4×100m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Port of Spain 100 m

Early life

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From North London, he attended Bishop Stopford's School in Enfield.[2] He ha said he was inspired to take up sprinting after watching the London 2012 Olympic Games.[3]

Career

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In August 2021, Wilson broke the British U15 100m record, running 10.78 seconds at the England Athletics U15 & U17 Championships, in Manchester.[4] He competed in the 100 metres at the European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem in 2022.[5]

He equalled the European Under-18 100m record with a personal best of 10.26 seconds at the Mannheim International in June 2023. That run also broke the Mark Lewis-Francis long-standing UK under-17 record.[6][7] In August 2023, he won gold in the 100m at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in a time of 10.37 seconds in Port of Spain, having been named as team captain for the English team.[8][9][10]

He finished fifth in the final of the 100 metres at the senior British Athletics Championships in June 2024.[11] He competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024.[12] He qualified for the final of the 100 metres, where he placed seventh.[13][14][15] Later in the Championships, he won the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, running the British team's anchor leg.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Teddy Wilson". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Year 10 Teddy Wilson breaks British U15 100m record". Bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk. September 22, 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ Heath, Georgie (May 15, 2024). "Teddy Wilson: "I was immediately inspired at London 2012"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ^ Smythe, Steve (August 10, 2021). "Teddy Wilson breaks British U15 100m record – weekly round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ Henderson, Jason (Jun 24, 2023). "Zharnel Hughes smashes Linford Christie's UK 100m record". Athletics Weekly.
  7. ^ "Trinbago 2023: Meet Team England's new sprinting stars". Team England. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ Burke, Patrick (7 August 2023). "Para athletics makes Commonwealth Youth Games debut with discus gold for Agbo". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ Foster, Anthony (August 9, 2023). "Jamaica a No-Show, Nigeria Dominates Women's 100m at 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games". Track Alerts. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Thea Brown and Teddy Wilson named Team Captains for the 2023 Trinbago Commonwealth Youth Games". England Athletics. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  11. ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  12. ^ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  13. ^ "ED BIRD WINS FIRST BRITISH MEDAL OF WORLD UNDER-20S IN LIMA". British Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  14. ^ Graham, Raymond (28 August 2024). "Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Three things to watch on day two in Lima". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  17. ^ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.