Joe Ferguson (sprinter)

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Joe Ferguson
Personal information
Nationality Great Britain
Born (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 22)
Barnsley
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event(s) 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]

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References

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  2. "Joe Ferguson". Britishathletics.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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  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.
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