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Joy Eze (British sprinter)

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Joy Eze
2025 UK Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m: 7.19 (Sheffield, 2025)
100 m: 11.24 (London, 2025)
200 m: 23.46 (London, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Bergen 4x100m relay
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jerusalem 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 4 × 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Jerusalem 4 × 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tallinn 100 m

Joy Eze (born 31 May 2004) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. The British Universities and Colleges and European U20 champion over 100 metres, she was British Indoor Championships runner-up over 60 metres in 2025 and made her major international debut at the European Indoor Championships in 2025.[1]

Early life

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From Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Eze attended St Mary’s Catholic High School.[2] She is a member of the Gateshead Harriers. She studied Pharmacy at Newcastle University.[3]

Career

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In 2021 competing at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Eze won the bronze medal in the individual 100 metres, and the gold medal in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.[4] She was selected to compete in the British team for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[5]

She won the British Universities 60 m title in March 2023, as well as the national U20 60 m title that month.[6] In August 2023, Eze became European U20 champion in the 100 metres in Jerusalem, Israel, pipping compatriot Renee Regis into silver by 0.01 seconds.[7] She lowered her personal best over 100 m to 11.37 s at the event.[8] Eze and Regis were then part of the women's 4 × 100 m relay team that won the silvermedal at the championships.[9]

In May 2024, she won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 100 metres title in a time of 11.49 seconds.[10] That month, she was selected to represent England at the Loughborough International.[11]

She finished second over 60 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships, in Birmingham, in February 2025.[12] She was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, where she ran 7.20 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals. In the semi-final she ran 7.25 seconds and did not progress to the final.[13][14][15]

She was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, winning a gold medal as part of the women’s 4 x 100 metres relay team.[16][17] On 2 August, she finished fourth in the final of the 100 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 11.35 seconds.[18] She was selected for the British relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[19] In October 2025, she was named on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Joy Eze". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Joy Eze - 2017 Rising Star". Sport Newcastle. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Gateshead sprinter Joy Eze pips British team-mate to 100m European Under-20 Championship gold". itv.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Gold rush for Britain at the European U20 Champs". Athletics Weekly. July 18, 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ "British juniors all set for Cali". Athletics Weekly. Jul 20, 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Team Newcastle stars sweep athletics and taekwondo championships". ncl.ac.uk. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ^ Henderson, Jason (August 8, 2023). "GB sprinters one-two at Euro U20 Champs". Athletics Weekly.
  8. ^ "REGIS, EZE & ANYAOGU LOWER PBS AS GB & NI ADVANCE IN JERUSALEM". British Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. ^ "GB & NI CLAIM 4X400M RELAY GOLD & TWO SILVERS TO END EURO U20S ON HIG". British Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ^ "University students triumph at BUCS Championships". Athletics Weekly. May 9, 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ "England team selected for the 2024 Loughborough International". England Athletics. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  12. ^ "WILLIAMS AND AZU CLAIM 60M TITLES IN BIRMINGHAM". British Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 22 Feb 2025.
  13. ^ "Women's 60m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  14. ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". British Athletics. 26 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  15. ^ Henderson, Jason (Feb 26, 2025). "Molly Caudery leads British team for European Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  16. ^ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  17. ^ "GB & NI FINISH SECOND OVERALL AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERGEN". British Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  18. ^ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  19. ^ Henderson, Jason (26 August 2025). "BRITISH TEAM NAMED FOR WORLD CHAMPS IN TOKYO". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  20. ^ "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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