Craig Gill (sprinter)

Craig Gill

Personal information
Nationality	Gibraltar
Born	(2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 23)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60m: 7.07 (Sheffield, 2023) 100m: 11.09 (Birmingham, 2022) 200m: 22.62 (Sheffield, 2023)

Craig Gill (born 27 January 2002) is a sprinter who competes internationally for Gibraltar. ^[1]

Career

In December 2021, he set a Gibraltar under-20 and under-23 national record for the 60 metres, running 7.16 seconds in Manchester. ^[2] He lowered that mark again to 7.10 seconds whilst competing at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade in 2022. ^{[3] [4]}

Gill ran a personal best time of 11.24 seconds in the 100m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene to finish in fourth place in his preliminary heat. ^{[5] [6] [7]} He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he achieved a personal best time for the 100 metres with a time of 11.09 seconds to finish in 64th place overall from the 80 sprinters competing. ^{[8] [9]} He also competed in the 200 metres at the Games, running 22.74 seconds without reaching the semi-final. ^[10]

In January 2023, he set a new 60 metres personal best of 7.07 seconds at the Northern Athletics Championships in Sheffield. ^[11] He competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul. ^[12] He missed the 2023 outdoor season due to injury. ^[13]

Gill competed at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, running 7.17 seconds for the 60 metres. ^[14] He was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. ^[15] He ran a seasons best 11.24 seconds for the 100 metres but did not proceed from his qualifying heat. ^[13]

Personal life

Born and raised in Gibraltar, when he was 18 years-old he moved to Manchester, England where he earned a degree in fire engineering. ^[13]

References

1. "Craig Gill". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
2. "New national sprint record for Craig Gill". Chronicle.gi. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
3. "Craig Gill breaks 60m indoor national record". Chronicle.gi. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
4. "Results: Men's 60m Dash World Athletics Indoor Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
5. "Gibraltar athlete Craig Gill produces a personal best to come close to breaking eleven second barrier". Chronicle.gi. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
6. "World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022". World Athletics. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
7. "Craig Gill heads for World Championships in Oregon". Chronicle.gi. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
8. "Gibraltar Athletics take on Commonwealth Games". Gibraltar Panorama. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
9. "Gibraltar athlete Craig Gill produces a personal best to come close to breaking eleven second barrier". Gibraltar Chronicle. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
10. "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's 200m results". BBC Sport. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
11. "Northern Senior, U20 & U17 Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
12. "European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Men's 60m Results". Watch Athletics. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
13. "When it comes to track and field, he's the - one and only - rock of Gibraltar". 3wiresports.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
14. "Craig at World Athletics". Chronicle.gi. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
15. "GAAA select Craig Gill for Europeans in Italy". Chronicle.gi. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.