Reece Prescod

British sprinter

Reece Prescod

Prescod at the 2018 European Athletics Championships

Personal information
Born|  (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 28)
London, England[1]
Height| 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight| 83 kg (183 lb)[3]
Sport
Sport| Track and field
Event| Sprints
Club| Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club[4]
Team| Nike[5][6]
Turned pro| 2015[5]
Coached by| Jonas Dodoo[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests|

* 100 m: 9.93 (2022)
* 200 m: 20.31 (2021)
* Indoors
* 60 m: 6.49i (2023)

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
| 2022 Eugene | 4×100 m relay
European Championships
| 2018 Berlin | 100 m

Reece Prescod (born 29 February 1996)[7] is a British sprinter. He won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2018 European Championships and bronze for the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2022 World Championships.

Prescod is a two-time British 100 m champion, and national champion over 60 metres indoors once.

## Career

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Reece Prescod qualified in first place at the GB trials to gain selection for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, ahead of former World Championships finalist James Dasaolu. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the event, finishing seventh in the final.[7]

Having retained his British title in 2018, he finished second in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championships, behind teammate Zharnel Hughes.[8]

Prescod broke the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres for the first time in 2018 and did it four times that year (including a wind-assisted 9.88 s at the Eugene Diamond League event in Oregon, U.S.).[7]

## Statistics

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* Information from World Athletics profile.[7]

### Personal bests

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Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes

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60 metres indoor | 6.49 | — | Berlin, Germany | 10 February 2023 |
100 metres | 9.93 | –1.2 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 31 May 2022 |
9.88w | +2.4 | Eugene, OR, United States | 26 May 2018 | Wind-assisted
150 metres | 14.87 | +0.6 | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 8 September 2018 | #8 all-time[9][10]
200 metres | 20.31 | –0.4 | Szczecin, Poland | 15 August 2021 |

### International competitions

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Wind (m/s) | Notes

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Representing  Great Britain
2017  | World Championships | London, United Kingdom  | 7th  | 100 m | 10.17  | −0.8  |
2018  | European Championships | Berlin, Germany  | 2nd  | 100 m | 9.96  | 0.0  | PB
2021  | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan  | – (sf)  | 100 m | DQ | −0.1  |
2022  | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States  | 23rd (h)  | 100 m | 10.15  | +0.2  |
3rd  | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.83  | —  |
European Championships | Munich, Germany  | 7th  | 100 m | 10.18  | +0.1  |
2023  | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey  | 8th  | 60 m | 6.64  | —  |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 23rd (sf)  | 100 m | 10.26  | −0.3  |

### Circuit wins, and National titles

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* Diamond League
* 2018: Shanghai (100m)
* British Athletics Championships
* 100 metres: 2017, 2018
* British Indoor Athletics Championships
* 60 metres: 2023

### Seasonal bests

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Year | 60 metres | 100 metres | 200 metres

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2012 | — | — | 21.92
2013 | 7.01 | 10.73 | 21.21
2014 | — | 10.71 | —
2015 | — | — | 20.70
2016 | — | 10.04 | 20.38
2017 | 6.62 | 10.03 | 20.83
2018 | 6.61 | 9.94 | —
2019 | 6.53 | 9.97 | —
2020 | — | — | —
2021 | — | 10.12 | 20.31
2022 | — | 9.93 | 20.55
2023  | 6.49 | 9.99  | —

### Track records

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As of 6 September 2024, Prescod holds the following track records for 100 metres.

Location  | Time  | Windspeed
m/s  | Date

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Newham | 10.09 | \+ 1.2 | 07/05/2017
Savona | 9.94 | \+ 2.7 | 24/05/2023

## References

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1. ^ a b "Reece Prescod". UK Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
2. ^ "Reece Prescod". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
3. ^ Ingle, Sean (20 July 2021). "Cake and Call of Duty: GB's Reece Prescod on weight battles in lockdown". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
4. ^ "Reece Prescod". European Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
5. ^ a b Herman, Martin (3 August 2017). "British hope Prescod out to measure himself against Bolt". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
6. ^ Oliver, Brian (3 August 2018). "Who is Reece Prescod? Meet Team GB's newest athletics star aiming for gold at the European Championships 2018". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
7. ^ a b c d "Reece PRESCOD – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
8. ^ Heats results
9. ^ Henderson, Jason (8 September 2018). "Reece Prescod finishes season in style". athleticsweekly.com. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
10. ^ "Great North CityGames - 2018 Results/Startlists". greatcitygames.org. The Great Run Company. 8 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reece Prescod.

* Reece Prescod at World Athletics
* Reece Prescod at Diamond League
* Reece Prescod at Olympics.com
* Reece Prescod at Olympedia
* Reece Prescod at Team GB

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British Athletics Championships men's 100 metres champions

* 2007: Marlon Devonish
* 2008: Dwain Chambers
* 2009: Simeon Williamson
* 2010: Dwain Chambers
* 2011: Dwain Chambers
* 2012: Dwain Chambers
* 2013: Dwain Chambers
* 2014: Dwain Chambers
* 2015: CJ Ujah
* 2016: James Dasaolu
* 2017: Reece Prescod
* 2018: Reece Prescod
* 2019: Ojie Edoburun
* 2020: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
* 2021: CJ Ujah
* 2022: Jeremiah Azu
* 2023: Zharnel Hughes
* 2024: Louie Hinchliffe

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