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Jeremiah Azu
Azu, 2022 in Munich
Personal information
Born (2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 23)
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Home townCardiff
Children1
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 200 m
Coached byMarco Airale
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4x100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich 100 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Apeldoorn 60 m
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 100 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Espoo 100 m

Jeremiah Azu (born 15 May 2001) is a Welsh sprinter. He is the 2025 European Indoor Champion over 60 metres.[1] In 2024, he became the first Welshman to run the 100 metres in under 10 seconds in wind-legal conditions.[2]

Career

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In 2022, Azu competed at the British Championships where he won the 100 metres in a wind-assisted time of 9.90 seconds.[3][4] In his first senior international appearance, he won the bronze medal over 100 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in a new personal best of 10.13 s, and a gold in the 4x100 metre relay at the same competition.[5][6]

The following year, Azu made it to the final of the 60 m at the European Indoor Championships, where he finished 6th.[7] In June, competing in the 100 metres in the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships, as part of the 2023 European Games, he won the bronze medal. At the European U23 Championships in Espoo, Azu won gold over the 100 m in a wind-assisted 10.05 s.[8]

Azu become the first Welsh 100 m 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.[9] At the Games in Paris, he was disqualified in his 100 metre heat for a false start.[10] However, he recovered to win a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay.[11]

Azu won the gold medals in the 60 metres at the 2024 and 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships, making him a three time national champion, once outdoors, twice indoors.[12][13] Following his win in 2025, Azu competed at the European Indoor Championships, where he won gold in the 60 m in a new personal best of 6.49, his first time under the 6.50-barrier.[14]

Personal life

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Azu was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Wales. He is of Ghanaian descent.[15] He became a father in March 2025.[16]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Wales
2017 Celtic Games 1st 100 m
2018 Celtic Games 1st 100 m
Welsh Athletics Championships 1st 60 m
1st 200 m
2019 Welsh Athletics Under 20 Championships 1st 60 m
England Under 20 Athletics Championships 1st 60 m
1st 200 m
British Athletics Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 60 m
European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 100 m 13.45
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 7th 100 m
2021 Manchester International Championships 1st 100 m
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[17]
Golden Spike Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 4×100 m relay 38.43[18]
British Athletics Championships Manchester, United Kingdom 1st 100 m 9.90w[4]
Commonwealth Games[19] Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th 100 m 10.19
European Athletics Championships[19] Munich, Germany 3rd 100 m[20] 10.13
2023 European U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 1st 100 m 10.04
2023 European Athletics Team Championships Chorzów, Poland 3rd 100m[21] 10.16
2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st 60 m 6.60[22]
British Athletics Championships Manchester, United Kingdom 2nd 100 m 10.17
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France DSQ 100 m
3rd 4 x 100 relay
2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st 60 m 6.56[12][13]
European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 1st 60 m 6.49[12][13] PB

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ "Jeremiah Azu - Welsh Athletics". www.welshathletics.org. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b Henderson, Jason (25 June 2022). "Jeremiah Azu speeds to British 100m gold". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ^ "European Championships: Jeremiah Azu claims 100m bronze with new personal best". ITV. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  6. ^ "GB & NI MEN WIN 4X100M GOLD IN CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD ON FINAL NIGHT IN MUNICH". British Athletics. 21 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Jeremiah Azu - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  8. ^ "JEREMIAH AZU AND YEMI MARY JOHN CROWNED EURO U23 CHAMPIONS". British Athletics. 14 July 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Jeremiah Azu in Olympics 100m disaster as he's escorted from track amid protest". Wales Online. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Olympics 2024: Team GB win 4x100m relay silver, bronze double". ESPN. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "Azu retains British indoor men's 60m title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b c "Azu and Williams storm to scintillating 60m titles". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  14. ^ Crumley, Euan (8 March 2025). "Jeremiah Azu flies to 60m success in Apeldoorn". Athletics Weekly.
  15. ^ "Interview: Jeremiah Azu, sprinter". www.churchtimes.co.uk.
  16. ^ "2025 will be 'best year of my life', says GB's Azu". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  17. ^ "British Athletics Results". britishathletics.org.uk. Birmingham: UK Athletics Limited. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Bol and Girma break barriers in Ostrava | REPORTS | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Commonwealth Games: Wales sprinter Jeremiah Azu aiming for Birmingham success". BBC Sport. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Welshman Jeremiah Azu takes 100m bronze for Great Britain at European Championships". WalesOnline. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  21. ^ "ATHLETICS MEN'S 100M SILESIAN STADIUM - MEDALLISTS" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships - Birmingham 2024". ukaic2024.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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