 2025 UK Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 24 January 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 60, 100m, 200m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.60 (Lee Valley, 2021) 100m: 10.18 (Clermont, 2024) 200m: 21.13 (Lee Valley, 2017) |
John Otugade (born 24 January 1995) is a British sprinter. He was runner-up over 60 metres at the British Indoor Athletics Championships in 2025. [1]
He is a member of the Shaftesbury Harriers. He equalled his personal best of 6.60 seconds for the 60 metres whilst competing in January 2025. [2] He finished second at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham over 60 metres in February 2025, running 6.64 seconds. [3] [4] [5] He was subsequently selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. [6] [7] Competing at the Championships on his senior international debut, he qualified for the semi-finals of the 60 metres with a run of 6.63 seconds. [8] [9] He finished fifth in his semi-final in a time of 6.77 seconds. [10]
On 2 August, he qualified for the finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, placing eighth overall. [11]
From London, he attended Queen Elizabeth School in Barnet. [12] [ better source needed ] He combines his athletics career with full-time work, and worked in investment banking and as a paralegal, prior to becoming a solicitor. [2] He studied law at the University College London. [13] [14] He is of Nigerian descent. [15]
