Jeriel Quainoo
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| Nationality | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.74 (London, 2022) 100m: 10.26 (Tallinn, 20221) 200m: 20.34 (Clermont, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Jeriel Quainoo (born 17 April 2003) is a British sprinter.[1]
Early life[edit]
Quainoo grew up in Ladbroke Grove, and trained as a teenager at the Linford Christie Stadium.[2] He attended Oaklands College in Hertfordshire.[3]
Career[edit]
Coached by Ryan Freckleton at Blackheath & Bromley Athletic Club,[4] he was a European U20 4x100m gold medalist in 2021 in Tallinn.[5]
In July 2022, he finished third in the 200 metres at the senior 2022 British Athletics Championships in Manchester with a 20.40 seconds personal best.[6]
He followed that up by winning a 100m and 200m sprint double at the English U20 Championships in Bedford.[7] He represented Britain at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022.[8] After qualifying for the final, he finished in seventh place in the 200 metres.[9]
In May 2024, he was selected to run the 200 metres and 4x100m relay for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jeriel Quainoo". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "SPRINT STAR QUAINOO TARGETING PLACE IN BRITISH HISTORY". Eurosport. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Athletics Academy excel at England Indoor T&F Championships". Oaklands.ac.uk. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Hodgkinson headlines England Athletics U23 and U20 Championships". England Athletics. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Gold rush for Britain at the European U20 Champs". Athletics Weekly. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "British juniors all set for Cali". Athletics Weekly. July 20, 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (July 18, 2022). "Sprint double for Jeriel Quainoo at England U23 and U20 Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Tebogo returns with blistering 200m and heptathlon begins on third morning in Cali". World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Men's 200m Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
