Reece Prescod
 Prescod at the 2018 European Athletics Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 February 1996 London, England[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Nike[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2015[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jonas Dodoo[3][1] | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Reece Prescod (born 29 February 1996) is a British sprinter.[10] He won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in a time of 9.96 seconds. He was born in London.[11]
Prescod 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. [12]
Prescod achieved his personal best of 9.94 in 2018.[13] Prescod went under the 10-second barrier on three occasions in 2018, and in addition ran a wind assisted 9.88 at a Diamond League event in Oregon.
Statistics
Information from IAAF profile unless otherwise noted.[10]
Personal bests
| Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 60 m | 6.53 | n/a | ISTAF Indoor | Berlin, Germany | 1 February 2019 | |
| Müller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham | Birmingham, England | 16 February 2019 | ||||
| 100 m | 9.94 | −0.5 | Müller Grand Prix Birmingham | Birmingham, England | 18 August 2018 | |
| 9.88 w | +2.4 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 26 May 2018 | Wind-assisted | |
| 150 m | 14.87 | +0.6 | Great North CityGames | Gateshead, England | 8 September 2018 | [8][9] |
| 200 m | 20.38 | +0.4 | Athletissima | Lausanne, Switzerland | 25 August 2016 |
Seasonal bests
| 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 | — |
International championship results
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain
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| 2017 | World Championships | London, England | 7th | 100 m | 10.17 | −0.8 | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 100 m | 9.96 | 0.0 | PB |
National titles
Circuit wins
Representing Nike
100 metres
References
- ^ a b "Reece Prescod". britishathletics.org. United Kingdom Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Reece Prescod". european-athletics.org. European Athletics Association. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Herman, Martin (3 August 2017). "British hope Prescod out to measure himself against Bolt". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (3 August 2018). "Who is Reece Prescod? Meet Team GB's newest athletics star aiming for gold at the European Championships 2018". radiotimes.com. Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "ISTAF Berlin: Great Britain's Reece Prescod and Kristal Awuah win the 60m races". bbc.com. BBC. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (16 February 2019). "Su Bingtian and Reece Prescod show their pace in Birmingham". athleticsweekly.com. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Ingle, Shawn (18 August 2018). "Reece Prescod's late surge fractionally short of catching Christian Coleman". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ a b Henderson, Jason (8 September 2018). "Reece Prescod finishes season in style". athleticsweekly.com. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Great North CityGames - 2018 Results/Startlists". greatcitygames.org. The Great Run Company. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b "REECE PRESCOD ATHLETE PROFILE". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Reece Prescod. British Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Power of Ten
