Ebuka Nwokeji
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| Born | 13 November 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 60m: 6.78 (2024) 100m: 10.43 (2023) 200m: 20.55 (2026) 400m: 45.82 (2026) | |||||||||||
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Ebuka Nwokeji (born 13 November 2006) is a British sprinter. He placed third over 200 metres at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships and made his senior debut for Great Britain at the 2026 European Championships.[1]
Early life
British born, Nwokeji has Nigerian heritage and attended primary and secondary school both in Nigeria and Britain. As a teenager he broke the Middlesex county U17 sprint record set by Ade Mafe and was also based in Upton, Northamptonshire.[2][3][4]
Career
On 17 June 2023, at the age of 16 years-old, he won silver at the British U20 National Championship.[5] Later that year, he won the 100m and 200m titles at the British national U17 championships, setting a championship record in the 200 metres.[4][6] He also a silver medal at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago over 100 metres behind compatriot Teddy Wilson.[7][8]
In July 2025, he was runner-up to Wilson and ahead of Jake Odey-Jordan in the UK Athletics U20 Championships.[9] Nwokeji was subsequently a semi-finalist at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere over 200 m the following month.[10][11]
Later a member of Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets, he placed third overall in the 200 metres at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships behind Zharnel Hughes and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake in 20.55 seconds on 21 June 2026.[12] The following month, he won in 20.56 seconds ahead of Seán Aigboboh at the Cork City Sports in Ireland.[13] In July 2026, he was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[14] He was named for the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham for his senior British international debut at the age of 19 years-old. The youngest member of the Great Britain squad, he reached the semi-finals of the men's 200 metres.[15][16][17][18]
References
- ↑ "Ebuka Nwokeji". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ↑ "Ebuka Nwokeji, 16-year-old Nigerian Selected to Represent England". This Day. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ↑ "Ebuka Nwokeji: Igniting excitement as Northampton's sprinting champion is selected to represent England". Northampton Chronicle. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- 1 2 Casey, Jeremy (13 July 2023). "Nwokeji a record breaker as Northants enjoy gold rush at English championships". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ Nwokeji, Nnembu (20 Jun 2023). "Meet Ebuka Nwokejil, Northampton's athletics rising superstar who is breaking national records". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ↑ Nwokeji, Nnembu (1 Sep 2023). "Northampton rising star Ebuka Nwokeji sprints to double gold at national championships". Nortbampton Chronicle. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ↑ "Teenage sprint star eyes LA 2028 after rapid rise up British rankings". lIkely Gazzette. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ↑ "The Commonwealth Youth Games". England Athletics. 1 Dec 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "UK Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "Henrich, Belshaw, and Mirfin win gold on spectacular Saturday in Tampere". British Athletics. August 10, 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "Shaftesbury Barnet trio seal spots after UK title success". Hamhigh. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ Considine, Tony (8 July 2026). "'It was really good' — Nicola Tuthill lays down marker with second place finish at Cork City Sports". Independent.ie. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eight athletes join Team England's track and field squad". Team England. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "98-STRONG BRITISH TEAM PICKED FOR EUROPEAN CHAMPS IN BIRMINGHAM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Nottingham, Juliet (13 August 2026). "2026 European Athletics Championships: Filippo Dezza and Joshua Hartmann into men's 200m semi-finals". Olympics.com. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "AMY HUNT CHARGES TO EUROPEAN SPRINT DOUBLE". Athletics Weekly. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Adams, Lewis (22 August 2026). "GB sprinter hails 'dream come true' senior debut". BBC News. Retrieved 22 August 2026.