Joel Fearon

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Joel Fearon
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 35)
Coventry, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
Sport Bobsleigh
ClubGB Team
Coached byMichael Khmel
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi Four man

Joel Fearon (born 11 October 1988) is a British sprinter and bobsledder. He represents the Birchfield Harriers and he is recognisable in the National Trials for wearing a black vest and lycra shorts. His coach is Michael Khmel, who also coached British Sprinter Craig Pickering. [1] His personal best for the 100m, 9.96 seconds, places him 6th on the UK all-time list. [2]

In addition to pursuing a sprinting career, Fearon has also competed in bobsleigh since November 2011, and was part of the Great Britain crews that finished fifth in the four man event at the FIBT World Championships in February 2013, [3] and second at the Bobsleigh European Championship in January 2014. [4] His team originally finished fifth in the Sochi Winter Olympics, [5] but were subsequently upgraded to bronze medal position after two Russian crews were disqualified for doping violations.

In October 2019, it was reported that Fearon would compete for Switzerland during the 2019-2020 bobsled season on a year long "loan". [6] He would go on to win a bronze medal at the Europe Cup in Königssee, Germany in December 2019. [7]

In June 2021, Following an anti-doping violation by Russia's Alexander Kasjanov, Fearon's quartet was upgraded to bronze medallists from the World Cup race in Lake Placid in January 2016. [8]

EventPersonal BestUK ranking
60m6.63 secs2nd in 2011
100m9.96 secs1st in 2016
200m21.4 secs12th in 2009 (U23)

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