Tito Odunaike

Tito Odunaike
Personal information
Born (2009-04-02) 2 April 2009
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Triple jump
Coached byDavid Johnson
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsTriple jump: 16.12m (Mannheim, 2026) NU18B
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 RietiTriple jump

Tito Odunaike (born 2 April 2009) is a British triple jumper. As a 16-year-old, he won the senior national triple jump title at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships, before going on to win the 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships.[1]

Biography

From Milton Keynes, he is a member of Marshall Milton Keynes Athletic Club and a pupil at Harrow School.[2][3][4] Odunaike was originally a long jumper and also played football and rugby before focusing on triple jump.[5]

Odunaike won at the English Schools Championships in 2024 with a personal best 14.53 metres.[6] In 2025, he jumped 15.65 metres to win at the English Schools Championships, moving to third on the British all-time under-17 list.[7][8]

Odunaike won the England Athletics U20 indoor title in February 2026, improving his personal best multiple times on the day to 16.01 metres, a British under-18 best mark.[9] The following week, he won the senior 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 14 February 2026, winning with a best jump of 15.75 metres in the sixth and final round, cementing his lead in the competition.[10] At the age of 16 years-old, he became the youngest ever male winner of a British Indoor Championships title, surpassing the record that had stood since Phil Brown in 1979.[11][5] He set a new personal best in June at the Mannheim International Gala, with 16.12m in the triple jump.[12] He won the gold medal in the triple jump as a member of the Great Britain team at the 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy, with a championship record and equal personal best jump of 16.12 metres.[13][14][15] He was also selected as part of the Great Britain team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Tito Odunaike". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  2. ↑ Collett, Jasmine (26 March 2026). "MEET THE RISING STAR OF THE TRIPLE JUMP SCENE – TITO ODUNAIKE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Silver for Tito Odunaike at the South of England Championships". Mkac.org. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jumpers claim gold at Bucks Track and Field Championships". Miltonkeynes.co.uk. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  5. 1 2 "TRIPLE JUMPER TITO ODUNAIKE, 16, CREATES HISTORY AT UK INDOOR CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  6. ↑ "Jones and Odunaike win gold in Schools Championships". Miltonkeynes.co.uk. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  7. ↑ "ESAA English Schools Championships". World Athletics. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  8. ↑ "Preview: England Athletics U17, U15 and Junior Para Champs - powered by Citroën". England Athletics. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  9. ↑ "U15/U17/U20 Indoor Championships - Day 1, a world class start to the weekend". England Athletics. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 Feb 2026.
  10. ↑ "NATIONAL RECORDS AND STANDOUT PERFORMANCES LIGHT UP NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  11. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  12. ↑ "BRITISH RECORDS, EUROPEAN LEADS AND MEDALS MARK A SUCCESSFUL MANNHEIM INTERNATIONAL GALA". British Athletics. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "ODUNAIKE, BULL AND ROWE STRIKE GOLD AS BRITAIN TOP THE MEDALS TABLE IN RIETI". Athletics Weekly. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Adams, Tim (1 July 2026). "DIVINE IHEME, FREDDIE ROWE AND SONNY ALLEN LEAD GB EURO U18 TEAM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  15. ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (19 Jul 2026). "16.12m! Odunaike in triple jump takes Great Britain's fourth championship record of Rieti". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  16. ↑ Adams, Tim (10 July 2026). "PHOEBE GILL AND JAKE ODEY-JORDAN LEAD GB WORLD U20 TEAM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
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