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Annie Tagoe

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Annie Tagoe
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (1993-06-04) 4 June 1993 (age 33)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100m: 11.43 (Manchester, 2023)
200m: 24.05 (Houston, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest4×100 m relay
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Tampere4×100 m relay
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Tallinn4×100 m relay
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2010 SingaporeMedley relay

Annie Tagoe (born 4 June 1993) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Early and personal life

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Tagoe was born in Ghana and brought up in Willesden in north-west London from the age of six. Her mother is an NHS Nurse. She played for QPR Girls football team as a youngster. She was excluded from school 32 times before being introduced to the charity Track Academy, set up using money from Comic Relief. She became the England Under-17 100 metres champion, she attended Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at 18 years-old, and graduated after three years. She has also worked as a model but has spoken about racism she experienced that caused her to contemplate trying to bleach her skin lighter.[2][3][4]

In 2010, Tagoe worked with MP Dawn Butler and musician Chipmunk on a project to help young people associate with politics.[5]

Career

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Tagoe represented Britain at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[6] She won a bronze medal in the medley relay event.[7]

She won the Outstanding Achievement Award at the UK Athletics Awards in 2009.[8]

In 2011, she was selected for the Britain squad for the 2011 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, as part of the 4 × 100 m relay squad with Jennie Batten, Mica Moore and Bianca Williams.[9]

Tagoe won a European Athletics U23 Championships silver medal for Britain in the 4 × 100 m relay alongside team-mates Corinne Humphreys, Jodie Williams, and Rachel Johncock in Tampere, Finland in 2013.[10]

Tagoe suffered injuries that required surgery on both knees in 2014 and 2015 and prohibited her from running for a number of years. She also has arthritis in her ankle which can cause discomfort in cold conditions.[11] Between 2020 and 2022 she only raced 17 times and moved to Houston, Texas to train under Coach Anderson.[12]

Competing at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester in July 2023, Tagoe was one of the fastest qualifiers for the final of the women's 100m race, behind Dina Asher-Smith.[13] She was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[14]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Annie Tagoe". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Annie Tagoe: GB sprinter on racism, skin lightening and finding confidence". bbc.co.uk. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Rowan, Kate (26 June 2020). "Sprinter Annie Tagoe: 'I felt like I needed to bleach my skin to fit in'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pioneering athletics project that put ex-gang members on the right track". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Dudman, Jane (9 March 2010). "'Young people can influence politicians'". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Teenagers go for youth Olympics gold but have 2012 in their sights". Evening Standard. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bolarinwa and Tagoe win relay medals at Youth Olympics". Insidethegames.biz. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "UKA Award Winners". uka.org.uk. UK Athletics. 5 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nine Scots in 'high-quality' British team". The Scotsman. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Creighton, Jessica (26 April 2020). "Corinne Humphreys: Team GB sprinter on finding her authenticity in athletics". sky sports. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Orlando, Anastasia (28 January 2021). "Going For Gold with GB Sprinter Annie Tagoe". Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Annie Tagoe Is In It For The Long Run". Essence.com. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Full 2023 British Athletics Championships Results on Day 1". World-Track. July 8, 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD SELECTED FOR THE 2023 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPS". Britishathletics.org.uk. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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