Jeremiah Azu

Jeremiah Azu

Azu, 2022 in Munich
Personal information
Born	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 23) Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Home town	Cardiff
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	60 m, 100 m, 200 m
Coached by	Marco Airale
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2024 Paris 4x100 m relay European Championships 2022 Munich 4×100 m relay 2022 Munich 100 m European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 100 m European U23 Championships 2021 Tallinn 100 m 2023 Espoo 100 m

Jeremiah Azu (born 15 May 2001) is a Welsh sprinter.^[1] In 2024 he became the first Welshman to run the 100 metres in under 10 seconds in wind-legal conditions.^[2]

Career

He competed in the 2022 British Athletics Championships where he won the 100 metres in a wind-assisted time of 9.90 seconds.^[3][4] He has won multiple championships in the junior athletics categories.^[1] In his first senior international appearance, he won the bronze medal in 100 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, and a gold in the 4x100 metre relay at the same competition. In 2023, competing in the 100 metres in the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships, as part of the 2023 European Games, he won a European Games bronze medal. Azu become the first Welsh 100m runner to break the 10-second barrier in wind-legal conditions clocking 9.97 at the True Athletes Classics in Leverkusen, Germany, on 25 May 2024.^[2]

After winning the silver medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, Azu was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[5] At the Games in Paris he was disqualified in his 100 metres heat for a false start.^[6] He won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay.^[7]

Personal life

Azu was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Wales. He is of Ghanaian descent.^[8]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Wales
2017	Celtic Games		1st	100 m
2018	Celtic Games		1st	100 m
2018	Welsh Athletics Championships		1st	60 m
			1st	200 m
2019	Welsh Athletics Under 20 Championships		1st	60 m
2019	England Under 20 Athletics Championships		1st	60 m
			1st	200 m
2019	British Athletics Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	60 m
2019	European U20 Championships	Borås, Sweden		100 m	13.45
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	7th	100 m
2021	Manchester International Championships		1st	100 m
2021	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	100 m	10.25
			DNF	4×100 m relay
2022	British Indoor Athletics Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	60 m	6.61[9]
2022	Golden Spike	Ostrava, Czech Republic	1st	4×100 m relay	38.43[10]
2022	British Athletics Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	1st	100 m	9.90w[4]
2022	Commonwealth Games[11]	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	100 m	10.19
2022	European Athletics Championships[11]	Munich, Germany	3rd	100 m[12]	10.13
2023	European U23 Championships	Espoo, Finland	1st	100 m	10.04
2023	2023 European Athletics Team Championships	Chorzów, Poland	3rd	100m[13]	10.16
2024	British Indoor Athletics Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	60 m	6.60[14]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 9.97 (Leverkusen, Germany 2024)^[2]
• 100 metres – 9.90 (+2.5 m/s, Manchester 2022)
• 200 metres – 20.96 (+0.3 m/s, Loughborough 2022)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.56 (Birmingham 2022)
• 200 metres – 21.25 (Sheffield 2019)

References

1. "Jeremiah Azu - Welsh Athletics". www.welshathletics.org. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
2. "Welsh sprinter Azu breaks 10-second barrier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
3. "Azu gold tops Welsh success at UK Championship". BBC Sport. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
4. Henderson, Jason (25 June 2022). "Jeremiah Azu speeds to British 100m gold". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
5. "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
6. "Jeremiah Azu in Olympics 100m disaster as he's escorted from track amid protest". Wales Online. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
7. "Olympics 2024: Team GB win 4x100m relay silver, bronze double". ESPN. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
8. "Interview: Jeremiah Azu, sprinter". www.churchtimes.co.uk.
9. "British Athletics Results". britishathletics.org.uk. Birmingham: UK Athletics Limited. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
10. "Bol and Girma break barriers in Ostrava | REPORTS | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
11. "Commonwealth Games: Wales sprinter Jeremiah Azu aiming for Birmingham success". BBC Sport. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
12. "Welshman Jeremiah Azu takes 100m bronze for Great Britain at European Championships". WalesOnline. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
13. "ATHLETICS MEN'S 100M SILESIAN STADIUM - MEDALLISTS" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
14. "Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships - Birmingham 2024". ukaic2024.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External links

• Jeremiah Azu at World Athletics
• Jeremiah Azu at British Athletics
• Jeremiah Azu at Power of 10
• Jeremiah Azu at Welsh Athletics
• Jeremiah Azu at Team GB
• Jeremiah Azu at Team Wales
• Jeremiah Azu at Olympics.com
• Jeremiah Azu at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Jeremiah Azu at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Jeremiah Azu on Instagram