Teddy Wilson (sprinter) explained

Teddy Wilson (born 29 November 2006) is a British sprinter.^[1]

Early life

From North London, he attended Bishop Stopford's School in Enfield.^[2] He ha said he was inspired to take up sprinting after watching the London 2012 Olympic Games.^[3]

Career

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, having been named as team captain for the English team.^{[8] [9] [10]}

He finished fifth in the final of the 100 metres at the senior British Athletics Championships in June 2024.^[11] He competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024.^[12] He qualified for the final of the 100 metres, where he placed seventh.^{[13] [14] [15]} Later in the Championships, he won the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, running the British team's anchor leg.^{[16] [17]}

In October 2024, he was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British male junior.^[18] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Teddy Wilson. 29 November 2023. World Athletics.
2. Web site: Year 10 Teddy Wilson breaks British U15 100m record. Bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk. 29 March 2024. September 22, 2021.
3. Web site: Teddy Wilson: "I was immediately inspired at London 2012". Athletics Weekly. Georgie. Heath . May 15, 2024 . 15 May 2024.
4. Web site: Teddy Wilson breaks British U15 100m record – weekly round-up. Athletics Weekly. Steve. Smythe . August 10, 2021 . 29 March 2024.
5. Web site: European Athletics U18 Championships . World Athletics. 4 July 2022. 29 March 2024.
6. Web site: Zharnel Hughes smashes Linford Christie's UK 100m record. Jason . Henderson . Jun 24, 2023 . Athletics Weekly.
7. Web site: Team England. Trinbago 2023: Meet Team England's new sprinting stars. 29 March 2024. 8 August 2023.
8. Web site: Para athletics makes Commonwealth Youth Games debut with discus gold for Agbo. Insidethegames.biz. 29 March 2024. Patrick. Burke. 7 August 2023.
9. Web site: Jamaica a No-Show, Nigeria Dominates Women's 100m at 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. Track Alerts. 29 March 2024. Anthony. Foster. August 9, 2023.
10. Web site: Thea Brown and Teddy Wilson named Team Captains for the 2023 Trinbago Commonwealth Youth Games. England Athletics. 1 September 2024. 6 August 2023.
11. Web site: 1 September 2024. World Athletics. UK Championships. 29 June 2024.
12. Web site: GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024. British Athletics. 26 July 2024. 26 July 2024.
13. Web site: ED BIRD WINS FIRST BRITISH MEDAL OF WORLD UNDER-20S IN LIMA. British Athletics. 31 August 2024. 30 August 2024.
14. Web site: Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day. Jamaica Gleaner. 28 August 2024. Raymond. Graham. 28 August 2024.
15. Web site: Three things to watch on day two in Lima. World Athletics. 28 August 2024. 27 August 2024.
16. Web site: Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima. World Athletics. 1 September 2024. 1 September 2024.
17. Web site: USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima. Athletics Weekly. Jason . Henderson . Sep 1, 2024 . 1 September 2024.
18. Web site: Vote for your athletes of 2024. Athletics Weekly. Jason. Henderson . Oct 30, 2024 . 18 November 2024.
19. Web site: 2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED. 11 November 2024. 11 November 2024. British Athletics.