Guillem Crespí
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 60m: 6.57 (Torun, 2026) 100m: 10.18 (Rome, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Guillem Crespí (born 26 December 2002) is a Spanish sprinter. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Biography
He is a member of Barcelona Atlètisme in Catalonia.[2] He set a personal best time of 10.28 seconds to reach the 100 metres final of the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in July 2023.[3]
In January 2024, he won the 60 metres at the Catalan Indoor Championships in Sabadell in a championships record time of 6.72 seconds, lowering the 6.74 previous record set by Bernat Canet.[4] In February 2024, he finished in second place at the Spanish Athletics Indoor Championships over 60 metres, running a personal best 6.70 seconds.[5] He ran as part of the Spanish 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[6][7]
He qualified for the final of the 100 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome with a personal best time of 10.19 seconds. He finished sixth in the final where he lowered his personal best to 10.18 seconds.[8][9][10]
He competed at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in March 2025. He came through qualifying to reach the final, running a personal best of 6.58 seconds in the semi-final. In the final he ran 6.59 seconds to finish in sixth place overall.[11] Later that month, he was selected for the Spanish team to compete at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. He qualified for the semi-finals, where he ran 6.64 seconds but did not progress through to the final.[12]
Crespi won the 60 metres at the 2026 Spanish Indoor Championships in Valencia, running 6.66 seconds in the final.[13] He was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, where he reached the semifinals, running a personal best of 6.57 seconds.[14][15]
Competing at the 2026 World Athletics Relays, he ran as a member of the mixed 4 × 100 m relay alongside Andoni Calbano, Maribel Pérez and Jaël Bestué as they ran a time of 40.51, setting the first national record in this event and qualifying for the final.[16] He also ran in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the championships in Gaborone, Botswana.[17] He competed in the 100 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England in August 2026.[18] Later at the championships, he was a bronze medalist as part of the Spain mixed 4 x 100m relay team alongside Pérez, Calbano and Bestué.[19] He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships.[20]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2023 | Mediterranean U23 Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | 60 m i | 6.77 |
| European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 5th | 100 m | 10.34 | |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.88 | |||
| 2024 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 26th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.35 |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | 100 m | 10.18 | |
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 6th | 60 m i | 6.59 |
| World Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 15th (sf) | 60 m | 6.64 | |
| 2026 | World Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 10th (sf) | 60 m | 6.57 |
| European Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 22nd (h) | 100 m | 10.74 | |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
References
- ↑ "Guillem Crespí". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Guillem Crespí guanya els 60 m amb rècord del campionat català (6.72)". Lesportiudecatalunya. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ Goss, Symone (13 July 2023). "Exciting Jeremiah Azu runs 10.04secs CR at European U23 Athletics Championships". World-Track. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Guillem Crespí wins the 60 m with a Catalan championship record (6.72)". Lesportiudecatalunya (in Spanish). January 21, 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ Arsensio, Alfonso (17 February 2024). "Murcia athletics shines in the Spanish Championship". laopiniondemurcia. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ Riquelme, Gerardo (6 May 2024). "The 4x400 relays for women and men, to Paris and with a record of 1991!". Marca.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Jacobs smoothly into final". France24. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ Varona, Alfredo (8 June 2024). "Guillem Crespí asks us to marry him". Sport.es. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 60m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ "Men's 60m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ "Spanish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 27 Feb 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Spain's 22 picks for Kujawy Pomorze". atletismorfea.es. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Crespí bat el rècord català de 60 m amb 6.57". lesportiudecatalunya.cat. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Spanish relays unleash their potential in Gaborone". Atletismorfea.es. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Barcia, Igor (17 August 2026). "European Athletics Championships 2026: Spain finish with eight medals in Birmingham". Surinenglish. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2026.