Chelsea Kadiri

Chelsea Kadiri
Personal information
Born (2005-07-27) 27 July 2005
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m: 7.29 (Leipzig, 2024)
100 m: 11.25 (Kassel, 2023)
200 m: 23.89 (Haldensleben, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Bergen4 × 100 m relay
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Jerusalem4 × 100 m relay
European U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Jerusalem100 metres

Chelsea Kadiri (born 27 July 2005) is a German sprinter.[1]

Biography

From Magdeburg,[2] Kadiri won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, running 11.50 seconds in the final (+1.8 m/s) to finish runner-up to Nia Wedderburn-Goodison of Great Britain, having previously set a championship record of 11.52 seconds in the semi-final.[3][4]

Having won the German U20 title over 100 metres in 11.54 seconds in Rostock in July 2023,[5] and later that month placed second behind Gina Lückenkemper but ahead of Sina Mayer at the senior German Athletics Championships, running 11.33 seconds for the 100 metres in the final, having ran a personal best 11.25 (+0.4) in the semi-final.[6][7][8] The following month, Kadiri won gold in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, having placed fourth in the final of the 100 metres, missing a medal by 0.01 second.[9][10][11][12]

Kadiri qualified for the final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in the 100 metres, having won her semi-final in 11.52 seconds, ahead of Adaejah Hodge, prior to placing sixth overall in the final.[13][14]

In July 2025, Kadiri won the German U23 title over 100 metres in a time of 11.39 seconds (+1.7) in Ulm.[15] She won the bronze medal with the German team in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[16][17]

Prior to the start of the 2026 season, Kadiri moved her training base from SC Magdeburg to Sprint Team Wetzlar.[18][19] She was named in the German team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, and raced as the German mixed 4 × 100 metres team placed fourth overall in the final.[20][21] In August 2026, she competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the women's 100 metres.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Chelsea KADIRI | Profile | World Athletics". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "U20-WM Tag 2 - Die DLV-Talente in den Finals". Leichtathletik.de. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
  4. ↑ "Athletics: Vivian Groppe - four starts and four personal bests". Hessensport24.de. 18 Dec 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Favoritinnensieg für Chelsea Kadiri". Leichtathletik.de. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sina Mayer für WM in Budapest nominiert". saarbruecker-zeitung.de. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "German Championships". World Athletics. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Sprinter Groppe demonstrates strength of character". Seknews.de. 18 Dec 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "DLV-Sprinterinnen mit Chelsea Kadiri vom SCM holen sich das ersehnte EM-Gold in der 4x100m-Staffel". meetingpoint-jl.de. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
  11. ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Furlani eclipses championship record with 8.23m to win long jump thriller in Jerusalem". European Athletics. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Tough start for Jamaica at World U20 Championships, but hope remains in 100m finals". Caribbean National Weekly. August 28, 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "German U23 Championships". World Athletics. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
  17. ↑ "Letzter Sprint für Chelsea Kadiri vom SCM". Volksstimme.de. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Chelsea Kadiri leaves SCM". Volksstimme.de. 21 Dec 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Wechselbörse 2025/2026 – Wer startet mit neuem Verein in die neue Saison?". Leichtatletik.de. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "World Athletics Relays 2026: These stars will start in the relay highlight - German Athletics Federation (DLV) team with top lineup". Olympics.com. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "German sprinters shine with bronze". Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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