Nationality British
Anguillian Events Sprint Height 1.92 m | Name Zharnel Hughes Sport Running | |
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Born 13 July 1995 (age 28) ( 1995-07-13 ) Anguilla Personal best(s) 100m: 10.12s (Kingston 2014)
200m: 20.02s (Beijing 2015) Parents Zarnalyn Ebanks, Howell Hughes | ||
Great Britain Sprinter Zharnel Hughes European Champion
Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995) is a British sprinter who specialises in the 100 m and 200 m. Born and raised in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he has competed internationally for Great Britain since 2015.
Contents
- Great Britain Sprinter Zharnel Hughes European Champion
- Athletic career
- Nationality switch
- International competitions
- References
Athletic career
Hughes won a bronze medal in the 100 m competing for Anguilla at the 2012 CARIFTA Games in Hamilton, Bermuda, then gold in the 2013 CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas. He has been awarded a scholarship to attend the IAAF's Regional High Performance Training Centre in Jamaica. Hughes trains with the Racers Track Club in Jamaica alongside the likes of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Delano Williams.
He currently holds the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships record for the 100 m, with a time of 10.12s having taken the record from Yohan Blake. On March 13, 2015, Hughes made his Diamond League debut where he was commended for almost beating world champion Usain Bolt. On 24 July 2015, Hughes won the 200 m at the London Diamond League meet to take the lead in the Diamond League standings for the season.
On 27 August 2015, Hughes came 5th in the 200m at the World Championships in Beijing.
Hughes missed the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio due to a knee ligament problem sustained in a fall earlier in the season. He was named to the British team for the 2017 World Championships in London for both the individual 200m and 4x100m relay events.
Nationality switch
Hughes is qualified to compete for both Great Britain and Anguilla due to his birth in a British Overseas Territory. In June 2015, it was confirmed that he would henceforth compete for Great Britain in all IAAF events. Hughes said “I have always known that if I was to run at the Olympics it would be in a British vest and that is how I have always dreamt it would be.”
International competitions
1Did not finish in the final