John Adesola

John Adesola

Personal information
Born	(2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 23)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60mH 7.82 (Houston, 2025) 110mH: 13.28 (Eugene, 2025)

John Adesola (born 8 April 2002) is a South African hurdler. He competed over 110 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. ^[1]

Career

Competing for the University of New Orleans, he won the 2024 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships and set a school record with a time of 13.60 in the NCAA East Regional quarterfinals for the 110 metres hurdles. ^[2] He qualified for the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 110 metres hurdles in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024, running 13.56 seconds in his semi-final, setting a new school record for the third time in the season. ^{[3] [4]}

After transferring to the University of Houston, he finished in third place overall at the NCAA Outdoor Championships over 110 metres hurdles in Eugene, Oregon in June 2025, running 13.43 seconds in the semi-final and 13.28 seconds in the final. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

He represented South Africa at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September 2025, running 13.57 seconds without qualifying for the semi-final. ^[8]

Personal life

He is of Nigerian descent. ^[9]

References

1. "John Adesola". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
2. "Watch: The hurdles UNO's John Adesola overcame to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships". Sports.Yahoo. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 15 Sep 2025.
3. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
4. "Watch: UNO's John Adesola describes third record-breaking run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships". wgno. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 15 Sep 2025.
5. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
6. "Kendrick Smallwood Wins 110M Hurdles Heat At 2025 NCAA Track Championships". Flo Track. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
7. "A&M earns share of NCAA men's track title with dramatic finish in 4x400 relay". Houston Chronicle. 14 Jun 2025. Retrieved 15 Sep 2025.
8. "SA at the World Championships: Day 3 action". Teamsa.co.za. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
9. Adebayo, Olusola (September 2, 2025). "Tokyo 2025: Two Nigerians Headline South Africa's 49-Athlete Squad for World Athletics Championships". sports247.ng. Retrieved 15 September 2025.