Aleeya Sibbons

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Aleeya Sibbons
Personal information
Born (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.33 (London, 2023)
200m: 23.35 (Loughborough, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Espoo 4x100m relay
European Athletics U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 4x100 m relay

Aleeya Sibbons (born 5 November 2002) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain as a sprinter. [1]

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Early life

From Barking & Dagenham, she attended Eastbury Community School. She won gold in the U15 100 metres at the English Schools Championships in 2017. [2] She began a degree in Architecture at the University of Bath in 2021. [3] [4]

Career

She was a member of the gold medal winning 4x100m team at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in 2021. [5] A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles, she won the British Universities and College (BUCS) 100 metres title in May 2022, in a time of 11.70 seconds. At the same event, she won gold in the women's 4x100m relay. [4]

She won the 100m title at the 2023 England Athletics U23 Championships in Chelmsford, running a time of 11.46 seconds. [6] She was selected as part of the British squad for the 2023 European Games in Silesia. [7] She was a member of the gold medal winning inning 4x100m team at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in 2023. [8]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. [9] She ran as part of the Women's 4 × 100 metres team which finished third overall. [10] She lowered her 200m personal best to 23.35 seconds at the 2024 Loughborough International in May 2024. [11] In June 2024, she was selected for the British team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [12] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. [13]

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References

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  2. "Beagles show their head of the class at England Schools". Barking and Dagenham Post. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. "Sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons earns first senior British Athletics selection for European Team Championships in Poland". Team Bath. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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  11. "Loughborough International". World Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. "Hudson-Smith and Hughes pull out of Europeans". BBC Sport. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.