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Born | London, England | 1 February 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Brunel University London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Newham & Essex Beagles [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Carol Nourrice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Finette Agyapong (born 1 February 1997) is an English sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres. [3] She won a gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2017 European U23 Championships.
She currently holds the British record in the rarely contested indoor 300 metres race.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain and England | |||||
2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 7th | 200 m | 23.74 |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 200 m | 22.87 |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 23.38 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.21 | |||
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.12 | |
2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.91 |
Outdoor
Indoor
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