Teddy Wilson (born 29 November 2006) is a British sprinter.[1]
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m 6.70 (Sheffield, 2024) 100m 10.26 (Mannheim, 2023) 200m 21.50 (London, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Teddy Wilson". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Year 10 Teddy Wilson breaks British U15 100m record". Bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk. September 22, 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Heath, Georgie (May 15, 2024). "Teddy Wilson: "I was immediately inspired at London 2012"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (August 10, 2021). "Teddy Wilson breaks British U15 100m record – weekly round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (Jun 24, 2023). "Zharnel Hughes smashes Linford Christie's UK 100m record". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "Trinbago 2023: Meet Team England's new sprinting stars". Team England. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (7 August 2023). "Para athletics makes Commonwealth Youth Games debut with discus gold for Agbo". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Thea Brown and Teddy Wilson named Team Captains for the 2023 Trinbago Commonwealth Youth Games". England Athletics. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "ED BIRD WINS FIRST BRITISH MEDAL OF WORLD UNDER-20S IN LIMA". British Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Graham, Raymond (28 August 2024). "Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Three things to watch on day two in Lima". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.