Renee Regis

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Renee Regis
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.36 (Jerusalem, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Jerusalem 100m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Jerusalem 4x100m

Renee Regis (born 2 September 2005) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. [1]

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Career

Regis won bronze in the individual 100m and gold in the relay medley at the 2022 European under-18 championships. [2]

She was selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team to compete at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel in August 2023. [3] She lowered her personal best over 100m to 11.36s at the event. [4] In the final she won the 100m silver medal in a British one-two with Joy Eze. [5] Eze and Regis were then part of a 4 × 100 m relay team that won silver at the championships. [6]

In July 2024 she won the 200 metres at the English U20 Championships in Birmingham. [7] She was selected for the 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru where she placed sixth in the final. [8] [9] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. [10]

Personal life

From London, she is the daughter of British international athletes Jennifer Stoute and John Regis. Her sister Alicia also competes as an athlete. Renee was a keen netball player before concentrating on athletics. [11] [12]

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References

  1. "Renee Regis". World Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  2. Henderson, Jason (July 8, 2022). "British under-18 athletes rule Europe". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  3. "FINAL SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. "REGIS, EZE & ANYAOGU LOWER PBS AS GB & NI ADVANCE IN JERUSALEM". British Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. Henderson, Jason (August 8, 2023). "GB sprinters one-two at Euro U20 Champs". Athletics Weekly.
  6. "GB & NI CLAIM 4X400M RELAY GOLD & TWO SILVERS TO END EURO U20S ON HIG". British Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. "England Athletics U20 & Senior track & field champs (inc U23), Senior Para Champs (U20 & over)". Wprld Athletics. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. "ODEY-JORDAN WINS 200M BRONZE AT WORLD UNDER-20S IN LIMA". British Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  11. "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. July 6, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  12. Heath, Georgie (August 6, 2023). "Teenage sprinter Renee Regis on the rise". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2023.