Success Eduan

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Success Eduan
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.39 (Mannheim, 2023)
200m: 23.20 (Manchester, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 200m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Jerusalem 200m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 4x100m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Jerusalem 4x100m

Success Eduan (born 27 September 2004) is a British sprinter. She won the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships over 200 metres title. [1]

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Early life

From Blackley, Manchester, she attended St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School in Moston, Manchester, where she was head girl. Her athletic talent was spotted early at the school whilst running cross-country. [2] She later attended Loreto College, Manchester. [3]

Career

She won a gold and a bronze at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in July 2021. She wen bronze in the 200m and gold after anchoring the victorious women's 4x100m relay. [4] [5]

In 2022, she won the national U20 title over 200 metres, and was selected to represent Britain at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships. [6] [7]

In February 2023, she won the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham over 200 metres with a time of 23.49 seconds. [8] [9] In August 2023, she won bronze at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem in the 200 metres. [10] She was then part of a 4x100m relay team that won silver at the championships. [11]

In May 2024, she finished runner-up to Joy Eze at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 100 metres title in a time of 11.52 seconds, running for Salford University. [12] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. [13]

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References

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  2. Hinds, Rodney (3 August 2021). "A real teenage Success story in Manchester has her eyes firmly on Paris Olympics in 2024". Voice-Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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  11. "GB & NI CLAIM 4X400M RELAY GOLD & TWO SILVERS TO END EURO U20S ON HIG". British Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. "University students triumph at BUCS Championships". Athletics Weekly. May 9, 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  13. "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.