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| Born | 15 May 2001 Rotterdam, The Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m, 200 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marco Airale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeremiah Azu (born 15 May 2001) is a Welsh sprinter. [1]
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| Coached by | Marco Airale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeremiah Azu (born 15 May 2001) is a Welsh sprinter. [1]
He competed in the 2022 British Athletics Championships where he won the 100 metres in a wind-assisted time of 9.90 seconds. [2] [3] He has won multiple championships in the junior athletics categories. [1] In his first senior international appearance, he won the bronze medal in 100 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, and a gold in the 4x100 metre relay at the same competition. In 2023, competing in the 100 metres in the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships, as part of the 2023 European Games, he won a European Games bronze medal. He is the current holder of the Welsh 100m national Record with a time of 10.04 seconds.
Azu was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Wales. He is of Ghanaian descent. [4]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  Wales | |||||
| 2017 | Celtic Games | 1st | 100 m | ||
| 2018 | Celtic Games | 1st | 100 m | ||
| 2018 | Welsh Athletics Championships | 1st | 60 m | ||
| 1st | 200 m | ||||
| 2019 | Welsh Athletics Under 20 Championships | 1st | 60 m | ||
| 2019 | England Under 20 Athletics Championships | 1st | 60 m | ||
| 1st | 200 m | ||||
| 2019 | British Athletics Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 60 m | |
| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 100 m | 13.45 | |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 7th | 100 m | |
| 2021 | Manchester International Championships | 1st | 100 m | ||
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 100 m | 10.25 |
| DNF | 4×100 m relay | ||||
| 2022 | British Indoor Athletics Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 60 m | 6.61 [5] |
| 2022 | Golden Spike | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.43 [6] |
| 2022 | British Athletics Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1st | 100 m | 9.90w [3] |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games [7] | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | 100 m | 10.19 |
| 2022 | European Athletics Championships [7] | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 100 m [8] | 10.13 |
| 2023 | European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 1st | 100 m | 10.04 |
| 2024 | British Indoor Athletics Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 60 m | 6.6o [9] |
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