Joshua Faulds

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Joshua Faulds
Personal information
Born (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)Sprint, Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 46.85 (Birmingham, 2025)
400m hurdles 48.59 (Brussels, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Apeldoorn Mixed 4x400 m relay

Joshua Faulds (born 7 March 2000) is a British hurdler. He has competed internationally over 400 metres hurdles and was runner-up at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships over 400 metres. [1]

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Career

He made his senior championship debut in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich. [2]

He ran a personal best 46.85 seconds to finish runner-up behind Alex Haydock-Wilson in the final of the 400 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025. [3]

He was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, winning a bronze medal in the mixed 4x400m relay. [4] [5] [6] He later ran in the men's 4x400 metres relay with his British team placing fourth overall. [7] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in May 2025, where he in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay, alongside Sam Lunt, Emily Newnham and Nicole Yeargin as the British quartet won their heat to qualify for the final and secure a place for Britain at the 2025 World Championships. [8] Later that month, he lowered his personal best to 48.59 seconds for the 400m hurdles whilst competing in Brussels. [9]

Personal life

He attended Harris Church of England Academy in Rugby, Warwickshire. [10] His brother Ed Faulds is also an athlete. [11]

References

  1. "Joshua Faulds". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 Feb 2025.
  2. "Adam Gemili: British sprinter pulls out of European Championships". BBC Sport. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 22 Feb 2025.
  3. Henderson, Jason (23 Feb 2025). "George Mills leads Euro qualifiers at UK Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". British Athletics. 26 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  5. Henderson, Jason (Feb 26, 2025). "Molly Caudery leads British team for European Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  6. "GB win mixed 4 x 400 metres relay bronze at European Indoors". BBC Sport. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  7. "GB win three silvers on final day of European Indoors". BBC Sport. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  8. "GB & NI SECURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTS ON CRUCIAL FIRST DAY AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". British Athletics. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  9. Mills, Steven (26 May 2025). "Over 72 metres again! 72.11m for Ceh in Ptuj". European Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. "SCHOOL ATHLETICS: Rugby teams best in county". Warwickshire World. 25 June 2016.
  11. Henderson, Jason (Jan 24, 2022). "Ed Faulds looks to make statement at UK Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 22 Feb 2025.