Savannah Morgan
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Savannah McKenzie Morgan 21 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 100m: 11.53 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Savannah McKenzie Morgan (born 21 October 2007) is a British sprinter.[1]
Biography
From Dallington, Northamptonshire, Morgan trained at Northampton Athletics Club and showed aptitude for sprinting from a young age, breaking UK sprint records in the 10 and 11 years-old age-groups. Having ran 8.50 seconds for the 60 metres as a ten year-old she was used in an advertising campaign by the sportswear brand Nike in 2018.[2][3][4]
In June 2026, she was part of a British mixed sprint relay team which set a new U20 British record of 42.21 seconds at the Mannheim International Gala, alongside Joel Masters, Ava Freeman and Mathew Ajayi.[5] On 6 August, she was part of a Great Britain 4 x 100 metres mixed relay team alongside Ajayi, Sophie Thomas and Divine Iheme who set a world under-20 record of 41.60 seconds in heat two at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.[6][7] In the final, she ran as the Great Britain team lowered their time to 41.38 seconds and won the silver medal, finishing behind a new world-record setting Italian quartet led home by Kelly Doualla.[8][9][10]
Personal life
Morgan is the sister of international runner Corinne Humphreys.[2]
References
- ↑ "Savannah Mckenzie MORGAN". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Savannah Morgan on being Britain's fastest 10-year-old girl". BBC Sport. 7 Nov 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ Ulke, Alastair (19 Mar 2019). "Meet the Northampton 11-year-old on track to be the UK's next Olympic gold superstar". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Northampton schoolgirl stars in Nike ad campaign after running fastest sprint in UK". Northampton Chronicle. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "BRITISH RECORDS, EUROPEAN LEADS AND MEDALS MARK A SUCCESSFUL MANNHEIM INTERNATIONAL GALA". British Athletics. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "World U20 records set as mixed 4x100m makes debut in Oregon". World Athletics. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "TAYLOR AND MAXWELL COMPLETE US 100M DOUBLE AT WORLD U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Italy break world U20 mixed 4x100m record to get gold in Oregon". worldathletics.org. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "OTIS POOLE, SHAIKIRA KING AND MIXED RELAY QUARTET COMPLETE BRITISH TREBLE IN OREGON". Athletics Weekly. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.