Daniel Emegbor
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 October 2008 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Long jump: 7.80 m (Birmingham, 2025) 60m:: 6.98 m (London, 2025) 100m: 10.88 m (London, 2025) |
Daniel Emegbor (born 20 October 2008) is a British long jumper.[1]
Biography
[edit]From Harrow, London, he won gold in the long jump at the U18 England Athletics Indoor National Championships in February 2025, with a jump of 6.93 metres.[2][3]
Emegbor set a new British Under-17 record with a leap of 7.80m at the English Schools Athletics Championships in July 2025. Aged 16 years old, his 7.80m jump won him the gold medal and also set a new championship best.[4] He placed fifth on his international debut in the final at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on 8 August 2025.[5][6] He was nominated for British under-20 male athlete of the year by Athletics Weekly in November 2025.[7]
In February 2026, he won the England Athletics U20 Indoor Championships title with a jump of 7.73 metres in Sheffield.[8] The following week, he jumped 7.50 metres to place third at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, three centimetres behind the event winner Alessandro Schenini.[9][10] He won in June at the Mannheim International Gala, with a jump of 7.68m and won the English Schools senior title the following month with a championship record 7.82 metres.[11][12] He was selected as part of the Great Britain team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships, qualifying for the final with a jump of 7.59 metres prior to placing seventh overall. [13][14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Daniel Emegbor". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Mitchell, Chris (February 21, 2025). "Harrow athlete, 16, wins long jump gold at England Athletics Indoor National Championships". Harrow Online. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "England Athletics U15/U17/20 Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 9 Feb 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Collett, Jasmine (7 August 2025). "DANIEL EMEGBOR LEAPS INTO THE RECORD BOOKS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 8 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.
- ↑ "WHO GETS YOUR VOTE IN THE 2025 AW AWARDS?". Athletics Weekly. 6 Nov 2025. Retrieved 7 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "U15/U17/U20 Indoor Championships - Day 2: Super Sunday". England Athletics. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 9 Feb 2026.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (15 Feb 2026). "SCOTT LINCOLN CLAIMS NATIONAL TITLE NO.21 IN BIRMINGHAM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "REGIS TURNS BACK THE CLOCK WITH RECORD RUN AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 15 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "TOP FIVE MOMENTS FROM 2026 ENGLISH SCHOOLS T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Athletics. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "BRITISH RECORDS, EUROPEAN LEADS AND MEDALS MARK A SUCCESSFUL MANNHEIM INTERNATIONAL GALA". British Athletics. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "OTIS POOLE, SHAIKIRA KING AND MIXED RELAY QUARTET COMPLETE BRITISH TREBLE IN OREGON". Athletics Weekly. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "First medal for Novuna GB&NI on Day Three of World U20 Championships". British Athletics. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.