Romell Glave
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Born | 11 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.66 (Lee Valley, 2018) 100m: 10.02 (London, 2023) 200m: 20.02 (Bedford, 2018) | ||||||||||||||
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Romell Glave (born 11 November 1999) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a
Early life
Brought up in
Career
In 2017 he was officially the world’s fastest 17-year-old sprinter, running a 100 metres best of 10.21 seconds. He also ran 6.77 for 60 metres, which placed him at the top of the under-20 UK rankings.[4] In 2017, he won the 100 metres and 200 metres at the U20 England Championships.[2] He had a long injury lay-off returning to run a 10.61 100m in August 2019.[5] He also suffered a fractured back which hampered his progress.[6]
In August 2023, he ran a personal best 10.04, as well as 10.06 in the same night, over 100 metres in London.[7] In September 2023, he ran a new personal best time of 10.02 seconds for the 100m in London.[8]
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] In May 2024, he was selected to run the 100 metres and 4x100m relay for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10] He qualified for the final of the 100 metres and placed third overall in 10.06 seconds to win his first championship medal.[11]
Personal life
He studied a BTEC Extended Diploma in sports.[3][12]
References
- ^ "Romell Glave". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b Meehan, Tomas. "Can Romell Glave be as good as Usain Bolt?". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b Scarr, Georgia (4 October 2017). "Q&A: Imani Lansiquot and Romell Glave". Runners World. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Romell Glave's sprinting success". Athletics Weekly. January 8, 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Competition Round-Up 10-11th August 2019". Croydon Harriers. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (June 4, 2024). "Romell Glave ready to make his mark in European Champs debut". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (August 15, 2023). "Alastair Watson takes down 41-year-old world masters record". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (September 7, 2023). "Romell Glave runs 10.02 100m – UK track results round-up". Athletics Weekly. 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.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "South Norwood teen who's already bolting on the fast track". Inside Croydon. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2024.