Daniel Falode
Daniel Falode at the 2026 British Championships in Birmingham | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Oluwatoniloba Falode | |||||||||||
| Citizenship | British and Nigerian | |||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 2002 London, England | |||||||||||
| Education | ||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| College team | ||||||||||||
| Club | Cambridge Harriers | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Guy Spencer (2019–) | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
National finals | 2026 British Champion 2024 Olympic Trials Finalist (u23) 2021 Olympic Trials Finalist (u20) | |||||||||||
| Personal best | Triple jump: 16.39 m (2026) | |||||||||||
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Daniel Falode (born 27 November 2002) is a British triple jumper. He won the 2026 UK Athletics Championships.[1]
Biography
[edit]From London, Falode attended Harris Academy in Greenwich.[2] A member of Cambridge Harriers, he set a triple jump personal best of 15.90 metres in February 2020, an U18 British Indoor Record, before going on to win the British U20 indoor title with a jump of 15.77 metres that month.[3] He was invited onto the British Athletics Olympic Futures Academy programme in 2021.[4] That summer, he was selected for the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia , where he placed fifth overall in the triple jump final with a jump of 15.81 metres.[5][6][7]
Competing for Harvard University in the United States, Falode won six back to back Ivy-League championship titles (3-indoor and 3 outdoor) as well as All American honours at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships before redshirting his senior year.[8] [9]
Having transferred to the Texas A&M University ahead of the 2026 season,[10] Falode went over 16 metres for the first time at the Alumni Muster home meet at E.B Cushing Stadium in College Station with a jump of 16.07 metres. He then jumped a season’s and personal best 16.39 metres at the NCAA West Regionals in Fayetteville, Arkansas in May 2026, before placing ninth overall at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championsips on 12 June, with 16.20 metres.[11][12][13] On 21 June, he won his first national title at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, after landing a final round jump of 15.76 metres to take the win from Jude Bright-Davies.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Daniel Falode". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Harvard Track and Field Recruiting". Fasttrackrecruiting.com. 14 Aug 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "WEEKEND UPDATE - 24/02/2020". British Athletics. 24 Feb 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "62 ATHLETES OFFERED MEMBERSHIP TO THE 2021 BRITISH ATHLETICS FUTURES ACADEMY". British Athletics. 8 Dec 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "OGBECHIE AND PAYNE TO CO-CAPTAIN THE BRITISH TEAM AT THE EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "TRIO OF RELAY GOLD MEDALS FOR GB & NI BRING A CLOSE TO THE FINAL DAY AT THE EURO U20S". British Athletics. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Two National Champions Crowned at NCAA Indoor Championships". Ivy League. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Daniel Falode 1st Place Men's Triple Jump - Ivy League Outdoor Championships 2024". Runnerspace. May 5, 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ Hollobaugh, Jeff (December 2025). "Where They Are Going — Part 2". trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I West First Rounds". World Athletics. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Texas A&M men's track & field finishes 11th at NCAA Outdoor Championships with Scott's runner-up performance". kxxxv.com. 14 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "GLORIOUS SUCCESS FOR EDUAN AS ANNING, HUNTER BELL, HADAWAY & WIGHTMAN STAR IN BIRMINGHAM". British Athletics. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (22 June 2026). "SCOTT LINCOLN LEADS FIELD EVENT WINNERS IN BIRMINGHAM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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