Success Eduan
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.39 (Mannheim, 2023) 200m: 23.20 (Manchester, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Success Eduan (born 27 September 2004) is a British sprinter. She won the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships over 200 metres title.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Blackley, Manchester, she attended St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School in Moston, Manchester, where she was head girl.[2] Her athletic talent was spotted early at the school whilst running cross-country.[3] She later attended Loreto College, Manchester.[4]
Career
[edit]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.[5][6]
In 2022, she won the national U20 title over 200 metres, and was selected to represent Britain at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.[7][8]
In February 2023, she won the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham over 200 metres with a time of 23.49 seconds.[9][10] In August 2023, she won bronze at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem in the 200 metres.[11] She was then part of a 4x100m relay team that won silver at the championships.[12]
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.[13] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Success Eduan". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Kit (6 March 2025). "The Manchester sprinter with sport's 'last taboo' in her sights". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Athlete's Futures Programme selects Manchester athlete Success Eduan". Manchesterschoolspe.co.uk. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Gold rush for Britain at the European U20 Champs". Athletics Weekly. July 18, 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Three relay titles propel Great Britain to the top of the medal table in Tallinn". European Athletics. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Sun-sensational! Day 2 report for U23 and U20 champs". Englandathletics. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "British juniors all set for Cali". Athletics Weekly. July 20, 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Baker breaks championship record to win 1500m gold". BBC Sport. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "British Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Results". 19 February 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "CAPTAIN CARVELL WINS SUPERB SILVER AS GB&NI WIN FOUR MORE EURO U20 MEDALS". British Athletics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI CLAIM 4X400M RELAY GOLD & TWO SILVERS TO END EURO U20S ON HIG". British Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "University students triumph at BUCS Championships". Athletics Weekly. May 9, 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
