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Faith Akinbileje
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 18)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 7.29s (Sheffield, 2024)
100m: 11.53s (Castellon, 2023)
200m: 23.44s (Jerusalem, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem 200 metres
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem Relay medley

Faith Akinbileje (born 21 September 2005) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Career

From Chatham, Akinbileje is a member of the Blackheath and Bromley Athletics Club where she is a training partner to Dina Asher-Smith. She was voted as the Athletics Weekly British U20 female athlete of the year in 2022.[2][3] In the July of that year, she won gold medals at the European U18 Championship in Jerusalem, in both the 200m and the medley relay.[4][5] She was selected for the 4x100m relay team for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[6]

She was selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team to compete at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel in August 2023.[7]

On 17 February 2024, she qualified for the final at the British national indoor championships in the 60 metres event, running 7.34 in the final in Birmingham to finish fourth.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Faith Akinbileje". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ Adams, Tim (June 30, 2023). "Five athletes to watch at the English Schools Championships". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC impress in Italy". England Athletics. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ^ Henderson, Jason (July 8, 2022). "British under-18 athletes rule Europe". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "British juniors all set for Cali". Athletics Weekly. Jul 20, 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ "FINAL SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Live results and start lists for the 2024 British Athletics Indoor Championships". Watch Athletics. February 17, 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.