Jeriel Quainoo

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Jeriel Quainoo
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 6.74 (London, 2022)
100m: 10.26 (Tallinn, 2021)
200m: 20.34 (Clermont, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 4x100m relay

Jeriel Quainoo (born 17 April 2003) is a British sprinter. [1]

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Early life

Quainoo grew up in Ladbroke Grove, and trained as a teenager at the Linford Christie Stadium. [2] He attended Oaklands College in Hertfordshire. [3]

Career

Coached by Ryan Freckleton at Blackheath & Bromley Athletic Club, [4] he was a European U20 4x100m gold medalist in 2021 in Tallinn. [5]

In July 2022, he finished third in the 200 metres at the senior 2022 British Athletics Championships in Manchester with a 20.40 seconds personal best. [6]

He followed that up by winning a 100m and 200m sprint double at the English U20 Championships in Bedford. [7] He represented Britain at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022. [8] After qualifying for the final, he finished in seventh place in the 200 metres. [9]

In May 2024, he was selected to run the 200 metres and 4x100m relay for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [10] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. [11]

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References

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  8. "Tebogo returns with blistering 200m and heptathlon begins on third morning in Cali". World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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  10. "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.