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Desiree henry young british sprint star
Desirèe Henry (born 26 August 1995) is an English sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 Rio Games
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- Desiree henry young british sprint star
- Iaaf world junior championships 2014 desiree henry gbr 100m
- Childhood
- Career
- International competitions
- References
Iaaf world junior championships 2014 desiree henry gbr 100m
Childhood
Desiree was born on the 26th August 1995 in Edmonton, London. She attended Highfield Primary School and St Anne's Catholic High School.
Career
Henry is the 2011 World Youth Champion in the 200 meters. Her personal bests are 11.06 for the 100 meters, 22.46 for the 200 meters and sprinted 52.27 in the 400 meters all set in 2016.
Henry was one of seven young people who lit the Olympic cauldron at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. All were nominated by famous British Olympians, with Henry being nominated by decathlete Daley Thompson.
Henry improved her personal bests in 2016 to 11.06 in the 100 meters and 22.46 in the 200 meters and earned selection for the Rio Olympics. She has recently began sprinting 400 meters in 2015. In Rio, she reached the semifinals of the 100 metres, running 11.09, having run 11.08 in her heat. She went on to win a bronze medal in the sprint relay, setting a new British record with 41.77, along with her teammates Asha Philip, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita.
International competitions
Note: Results in brackets indicate superior time achieved in qualifying rounds.
1Did not finish in the final