Louie Hinchliffe (born 18 July 2002) is a British sprinter.[2] On 7 June 2024, he won the 2024 NCAA Championships 100 metres title with a time of 9.95 seconds for the University of Houston Cougars. That month, he also won the 100m title at the British Athletics Championships. Selected for his first Olympic Games later that month, Hinchliffe was part of the Great Britain team that won bronze in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay in Paris 2024.
.jpg) Hinchliffe (right) at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 2002 Sheffield, England[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Houston Cougars | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Carl Lewis | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.95 (Eugene, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editHinchliffe is from the Sheffield suburb of Crosspool and is a member of Sheffield and Dearne Athletic Club.[3] He attended Notre Dame High School and studied business and IT at Lancaster University.[4]
Career
editHe competed for Great Britain in the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships, where he reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres.[5][3] He then spent his freshman year competing for Washington State University.[6] He won the English national 100m title in 2022.[7] He lowered his personal best for the 100 metres to 10.23 in April 2023 in Walnut, California.[8] He was selected for the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[9]
After transferring to the University of Houston, he began being coached by Carl Lewis. In May 2024 he lowered his wind-legal personal best to 10.00 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and then ran a wind-assisted 100 metres in 9.84 seconds to qualify for the 2024 NCAA Championship finals.[10] Competing at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon he won the 100 metres title with a run of 9.95 seconds.[11] He became the first European to win the title and placed him as the sixth fastest Briton of-all-time.[12]
On 29 June 2024, he won the 100 metres title at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester, his first national title, and the first sprinter to win the NCAA Division 1 and British titles in the same season.[13]
On 5 July 2024, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres as well as being included in the 4x100 metres relay squad.[14] Hinchliffe went out in the 100 metres semi-finals at the Games in Paris despite breaking ten seconds twice, but ended the event as the highest ranked British athlete.[15] Days later, he ran the final as Great Britain won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay, his first senior medal.[16]
Personal life
editHis father Stuart is from Rotherham and his mother Leilana is from the Philippines.[17] He was a successful junior golfer, playing from a single-figure handicap. He has a sister who has also competed in athletics, as a hurdler.[18][19]
References
edit- ^ "Louie Hinchliffe, a sprinter from Britain, earns the title as the first European to win the men's 100m event at the NCAA Championships". 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Louie Hinchliffe". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b Jones, Steve (12 July 2021). "Sheffield teenager with Olympic hopes to represent Great Britain at European Athletics U20 Championships after "incredible" progress". The Star. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Jones, Steve (17 July 2022). "Northern indoor Championships: Sheffield athletes dominate podium places as Olympic hopeful sets new PB". The Star. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "European U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Hinchliffe closes freshman campaign at NCAA Championships in Austin". PAC-12. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (25 May 2024). "British sprinter Louie Hinchliffe bursts into the spotlight with sizzling 9.84". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Freshman Louie Hinchliffe, others achieve personal bests over the weekend". Daily Evergreen. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "STRONG LINE-UP FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Majumder, Agnijeeta. "Legendary athlete Carl Lewis' prodigy, Louie Hinchliffe clocks 9.84s to record the fastest all-condition 100m of 2024". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Rodriguez, Kyle (7 June 2024). "Here Are The NCAA Track And Field Championships Results On Day 3". Flotrack. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Briton Hinchliffe wins 100m US college title in 9.95 seconds". BBC Sport. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Jeremy (30 June 2024). "British student Louie Hinchcliffe lands 100m Olympics spot – with help from Carl Lewis". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Louie Hinchliffe, Zharnel Hughes out of 100m final". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Team GB win 4x100m relay silver, bronze double". ESPN. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Proud parents praise sprinter's 'unbelievable' rise". BBC News. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Broadbent, Rick (9 June 2024). "Meet Louie Hinchliffe, the Yorkshire sprint prodigy coached by Carl Lewis". The Times. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Westby, Nick (1 June 2024). "Louie Hinchliffe: The meteoric rise of the 21-year-old Sheffield sprinter who can run the 100m in 9.84 seconds". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 14 June 2024.