Teddy Wilson (sprinter)
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| Born | 29 November 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 60m 6.66 (London, 2025) 100m 10.24 (Birmingham, 2025) 200m 20.70 (London, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teddy Wilson (born 29 November 2006) is a British sprinter.[1]
Early life
[edit]From North London, he attended Bishop Stopford's School in Enfield.[2] He has said he was inspired to take up sprinting after watching the London 2012 Olympic Games.[3]
Career
[edit]In August 2021, Wilson broke the British U15 100m record, running 10.78 seconds at the England Athletics U15 & U17 Championships, in Manchester.[4] He competed in the 100 metres at the European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem in 2022.[5]
He equalled the European Under-18 100m record with a personal best of 10.26 seconds at the Mannheim International in June 2023. That run also broke the Mark Lewis-Francis long-standing UK under-17 record.[6][7] In August 2023, he won gold in the 100m at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in a time of 10.37 seconds in Port of Spain ahead of compatriot Ebuka Nwokeji, having been named as team captain for the English team.[8][9][10] He was also a medalist in the mixed 4 x 100 m relay alongside Noah Hanson, Thea Brown and Mabel Akande.[11]
He finished fifth in the final of the 100 metres at the senior British Athletics Championships in June 2024.[12] He competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024.[13] He qualified for the final of the 100 metres, where he placed seventh.[14][15][16] Later in the Championships, he won the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, running the British team's anchor leg.[17][18]
In October 2024, he was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British male junior.[19] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[20]
In July 2025, he won the title over 100 metres at the England U20 Championships in Birmingham with a time of 10.24 seconds (+1.4) personal best.[21] The following day, he also won the U20 title over 200 metres in 20.83 seconds, finishing ahead of Nwokeji and Jake Odey-Jordan.[22] He was named in the British team for the 100 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, winning his heat in 10.54 seconds into a 1.7 m/s headwind, before sharing the silver medal in the final with Dutchman Jozuah Revierre, with both men unable to separated in 10.47 seconds (-0.7), behind Ander Garaiar.[23][24][25] In October 2025, he was retained on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[26]
Wilson was named in the British squad for the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, but had to withdraw due to injury.[27][28]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Teddy Wilson". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "Year 10 Teddy Wilson breaks British U15 100m record". Bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk. September 22, 2021. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Heath, Georgie (May 15, 2024). "Teddy Wilson: "I was immediately inspired at London 2012"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ↑ Smythe, Steve (August 10, 2021). "Teddy Wilson breaks British U15 100m record – weekly round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (Jun 24, 2023). "Zharnel Hughes smashes Linford Christie's UK 100m record". Athletics Weekly.
- ↑ "Trinbago 2023: Meet Team England's new sprinting stars". Team England. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Burke, Patrick (7 August 2023). "Para athletics makes Commonwealth Youth Games debut with discus gold for Agbo". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Foster, Anthony (August 9, 2023). "Jamaica a No-Show, Nigeria Dominates Women's 100m at 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games". Track Alerts. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "Thea Brown and Teddy Wilson named Team Captains for the k2023 Trinbago Commonwealth Youth Games". England Athletics. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "The Commonwealth Youth Games". England Athletics. 1 Dec 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ↑ "ED BIRD WINS FIRST BRITISH MEDAL OF WORLD UNDER-20S IN LIMA". British Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ Graham, Raymond (28 August 2024). "Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "Three things to watch on day two in Lima". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (Oct 30, 2024). "Vote for your athletes of 2024". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ↑ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships. Incorporating the Senior Para Championships, Powered by Citroën: A standard sort of Saturday". England Athletics. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships. Incorporating the Senior Para Championships, Powered by Citroën: Sunday's spotlight on talent". England Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Rada in cruise control in 400m hurdles heats in Tampere 2025". European Athletics. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (8 August 2025). "ITALIAN SPRINT SENSATION KELLY DOUALLA, 15, WINS EUROPEAN U20 100M GOLD". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "15-year-old Doualla blazes to brilliant 100m victory at Tampere 2025". European Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "ZHARNEL HUGHES, CHARLIE DOBSON, DESIREE HENRY AMONG GB RELAY TEAM FOR BOTSWANA". Athletics Weekly. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "THOMPSON READY TO INSPIRE AS NAMED CAPTAIN OF THE NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM AT 2026 WORLD RELAYS". British Athletics. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.