Reece Prescod

Reece Prescod
Reece Prescod in 2018
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996
Sport
Sport Sprinting
Event(s) 100 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Athletics Championships
2018 Berlin 100 m

Reece Prescod (born 29 February 1996) is a British sprinter.[1] He won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in a time of 9.96 seconds.

Reece qualified in 1st place at the GB trials ahead of former World Championship Finalist James Dasaolu to gain selection for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics . He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and finished 7th in the final of the event. Having retained his British title in 2018, he finished 2nd in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championships, behind teammate Zharnel Hughes. [2]

Prescod achieved his personal best of 9.94 in 2018.[3] Prescod went under the 10 second mark on three occasions in 2018, and in addition ran a wind assisted 9.88 at a Diamond League event in Oregon.

References

  1. ↑ "Reece Prescod". IAAF. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Heats results
  3. ↑ Power of Ten
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