// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Archie Yeo? Archi-pelago's yeast of Eden?
 Archie Yeo competes in the Long Jump. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Loughborough University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Long jump and Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Valley Harriers[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Matt Barton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | Long Jump: 8.06m Triple Jump:16.02m [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Archie Yeo (born 8 March 2003) is an English long jumper and triple jumper.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Yeo studied biological science at Loughborough University.[4]
Yeo came to prominence after winning the triple jump title at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships, with a 15.55 metres.[5] and became the U23 2025 Outdoor British Champion with a 7.87m jump at the U17 and Senior Welsh Championships incorporating U23 British Championships.
Yeo became the British University Champion for triple jump with a 15.81m leap at the 2025 BUCS outdoor championships, securing his third BUCS triple jump win. Yeo has personal bests of 7.87m in the long jump and 16.02m in the triple jump [2] and competed in the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo,[6] as well as qualifying for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen where he reached the final with a best attempt of 7.69m,[7] and placed 6th in the final with a jump of 7.86m (+2.2).
After qualifying to the final at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Yeo qualified to the final at the 2025 FISU World University Games with a leap of 7.80m and placed 8th in the final with a jump of 7.60m.
In 2025, Yeo became the British triple jump champion after winning the title at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships and took the long jump silver medal behind Alessandro Schenini at the same event in Birmingham.[8]
Yeo continued his success in 2026, when he placed 2nd at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships in the Men's Long Jump Final with a Personal Best performance of 8.06m (+1.9), which also qualified Yeo for the 2026 European Athletics Championships.
Personal bests
[edit]- Long jump – 8.06 (2026)[1]
- Triple jump – 16.02 (2023)[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Archie Yeo Athlete Profile". Power of 10. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 "World Athletics Athlete profile". World Athletics.
- ↑ "European Athletics Athlete Profile". European Athletics.
- ↑ "Hull's British champion Archie Yeo staying open minded about Olympic ambitions in triple jump and long jump". Yorkshire Post. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "2024 in Review: Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championship Highlights". Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "Results list for U23 European Athletics Championships - Triple Jump". World Athletics.
- ↑ "Success for young GB&NI Stars at day 1 of U23 European Championships". British Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "Golden day for Alessandro in Birmingham sunshine as Scots land three field medals". Scottish Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.