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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 11 November 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.66 (Lee Valley, 2018) 100m: 10.02 (London, 2023) 200m: 20.02 (Bedford, 2018) |
Romell Glave (born 11 November 1999) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
Early life edit
Brought up in Manchester, Jamaica, he was a keen footballer and cricketer as well as a sprinter in his youth.[2] He has said he was inspired to prioritise sprinting by watching Usain Bolt in 2008.[3] He arrived in the UK in 2015 to live in South Norwood within the London Borough of Croydon. He began at the Croydon Harries athletic club in January 2016. That year, he won under-17 gold in the 200m at the English Schools Championship before winning the 100m and 200m at the South of England Championships.[4]
Career edit
In 2017 he was officially the world’s fastest 17-year-old sprinter, running a 100 metres best of 10.21 seconds. He also ran 6.77 for 60 metres, which placed him at the top of the under-20 UK rankings.[4] In 2017, he won the 100 metres and 200 metres at the U20 England Championships.[2] He had a long injury lay-off returning to run a 10.61 100m in August 2019.[5]
In August 2023, he ran a personal best 10.04, as well as 10.06 in the same night, over 100 metres in London.[6] In September 2023, he ran a new personal best time of 10.02 seconds for the 100m in London.[7]
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[8]
Personal life edit
He studied a BTEC Extended Diploma in sports.[3][9]
References edit
- ^ "Romell Glave". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b Meehan, Tomas. "Can Romell Glave be as good as Usain Bolt?". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b Scarr, Georgia (4 October 2017). "Q&A: Imani Lansiquot and Romell Glave". Runners World. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Romell Glave's sprinting success". Athletics Weekly. January 8, 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Competition Round-Up 10-11th August 2019". Croydon Harriers. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (August 15, 2023). "Alastair Watson takes down 41-year-old world masters record". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (September 7, 2023). "Romell Glave runs 10.02 100m – UK track results round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "South Norwood teen who's already bolting on the fast track". Inside Croydon. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2024.