Joe Ferguson (sprinter)

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Joe Ferguson
Personal information
Nationality Great Britain
Born (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24)
Barnsley
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event 200 metres

Joe Ferguson (born 3 May 2000) is a British sprinter from Yorkshire. [1] [2]

Ferguson started running in Yorkshire for Barnsley AC in 2013, before running for Leeds City. [3]

At the British Athletics Championships in September 2020, held in Manchester, Ferguson won bronze in the 200 metres. [4] At the 2022 World Championship trials Ferguson ran a personal best time of 20.23 to qualify for the 2022 World Athletics Championships. [5] At the games themselves, running in the 200 metres, Ferguson qualified from the heats to make the semi-finals. [6]

In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. [7]

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References

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  2. "Joe Ferguson". Britishathletics.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. "Ferguson's 'humble' journey from Barnsley AC to next Championships". Barnsley Chronicle. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022 via PressReader.
  4. "200 Metres – Men – Final". UK Athletics. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. "Darton sprinter Ferguson off to this month's World Championship after massive PB". Barnsley Chronicle. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022 via PressReader.
  6. "GB duo reach 200m semis as Knighton & USA dominate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.