Jona Efoloko

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Jona Efoloko
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2022 in Munich
Personal information
Nationality Great Britain
Born (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24)
Kinshasa
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Eugene 4×100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Munich 4×100 m relay
World U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tampere 200 m
European U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Grosseto 200 m
European Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Tbilisi 200m
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m relay

Jona Efoloko (born 23 September 1999) is a British sprinter. A former European youth (U18) and World Junior (U20) champion in 200 metres, In 2022, he was part of the Great Britain relay team that won European and Commonwealth gold, and World Championship bronze, in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay.

Efokolo was born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo before relocating to Britain, where his club is the Manchester Sale Harriers. [1] He won the European U18 Championships 200m in 2016 and won silver in the same event in 2017. [2] He won the 200m title at the 2018 IAAF World Junior Championships in Tampere, setting his personal best in 20.48. [3]

He was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. [4]

In April 2024, he set a new personal best time of 10.21 seconds for the 100 metres in Clermont, Florida. [5] That month, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. [6] In May 2024, he was selected to run the 200 metres and 4x100m relay for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [7]

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References

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  2. "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.
  3. "Talented teen Jona Efoloko on track for Tokyo 2020". TASS. 15 August 2018.
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