Toby Harries (born 30 September 1998) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is a two-time British indoor champion over 200 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1998 Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University College London | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.65 (Dubai, 2023) 400m: 46.04 (Brussels, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editFrom Brighton, Harries attended Brighton College.[2] He graduated from University College London (UCL) in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.[3][4]
Career
editHarries broke the UK indoor under-17 200m record when he ran 21.46 to win the England Athletics Under-17 Indoor Championship in 2015.[5]
In February 2016, Harries won the men's 200m title at the 2016 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Sheffield.[6][7]
He won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy.[8]
At the 2019 British National Championships in the 400 metres he ran a personal best of 46.36s in the heats, and finished in fifth place in the final.[2] He subsequently competed for Great Britain in the 4x400m relay the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.[9][10]
He won a second British national title at the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham in February 2022.[11]
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[12] In May 2024, he was also selected to represent Britain in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[13] He was part of the men's 4x400m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final.[14] In July, Harries was named in the Great Britain 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Toby Harries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Young speedster races at World Championships". The Argus. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Toby Harries - Athletics". Students' Union UCL. 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Matthews, Kate (20 August 2020). "Athlete Spotlight – Toby Harries". Sussex Athletics. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Moss, Emily (May 5, 2015). "Toby Harries is a fast learner". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "TOBY HARRIES AND ADELLE TRACEY WIN AT BRITISH INDOORS". George Herald. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Indoor British Championships: Toby Harries and Adelle Tracey win". BBC Sport. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Medal rush by GB juniors in Grosseto". Athletics Weekly. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships: Britain finishes with five medals". BBC Newsround. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Broadbent, Rick (7 October 2019). "British medal count falls short amid relay drama". The Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "England's athletes aim high at British Champs". England Athletics. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "HODGKINSON, MEN'S 4X400M AND WOMEN'S 4X100M TEAMS QUALIFY ON PENTULTIMATE MORNING IN ROME". British Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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