Imani-Lara Lansiquot

Imani-Lara Lansiquot
OLY
Lansiquot in 2019
Personal information
NationalityBritish
English
Born (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 26)
Peckham, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
England
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 4×100 m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m relay

Imani-Lara Lansiquot OLY[citation needed] (born 17 December 1997) is an English sprinter who competes mainly in the 100 metres. She finished fourth in the 100 metres finals at both the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships and the 2017 European U23 Championships. In the 4 × 100 metres relay, she won a gold medal at the 2018 European Championships, silver at the 2019 World Championships (where she ran in the heats but not the final), and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her 100 metres best of 10.99 secs, ranks her third on the UK all-time list.

Career

Born in Peckham,[1] Lansiquot first ran inside 12 seconds for the 100 metres as a 15-year-old, winning the Surrey Schools Championships in 11.98 in June 2013 and winning the English Schools Championships in 11.91 in July 2013.[2]

Lansiquot ran 11.56 secs in her heat at the 2015 European Junior Championships, before going on to finish fifth in the final in 11.74.[3] She then won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. The following year, she ran 11.17 secs in her heat at the 2016 World U20 Championships, to move to second on the UK under 20 all-time list behind Dina Asher-Smith (11.14 in 2014). She finished fourth in the final with 11.37 secs. She also finished fourth in the 100 metres final at the 2017 European U23 Championships in 11.58.

At the 2018 Anniversary Games in London, Lansiquot ran a season's best of 11.19 secs in her heat, before improving her personal best to 11.11 in the final, to move to sixth on the UK all-time list. She ranks eighth on the UK all-time 60 metres list with 7.21 secs (2018).

In August 2018 at the European Championships in Berlin, Lansiquot finished sixth in the 100 metres final in 11.14 secs, before winning a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[4]

At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, she reached the 100 metres semi-finals and ran 11.35 secs, having run 11.31 to qualify as a fastest loser from the preliminary round.[5] She went on to win a silver medal in the 4 × 100m relay, where she ran in the heats before having to withdraw from the final due to injury.

In 2020 she became British champion when winning the 100 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships with a time of 11.26 sec.[6]

In 2023, she improved her 100m personal best to 10.99 seconds,[7] becoming the third British woman ever to go under 11 seconds. She was selected for the World Championships in the 100 m, however she was disqualified for a false start. She won a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay, where she ran on the second leg. [8][9]

After winning the 100 metres bronze medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, Lansiquot was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics[10] where she went out in the semi-finals.[11] Later at the Games she won a silver medal in the 4x100 metres relay.[12]

Personal life

Lansiquot studied psychology at King's College London.[13] She is of Saint Lucian descent through her father. She is named after the Trinidadian cricketer Brian Lara.[14] She is currently dating West End actor Dom Simpson, who currently stars as Christian in Moulin Rouge The Musical.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 5th 100 m 11.74
1st 4 × 100 m 44.18
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 100 m 11.37
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 100 m 11.58
2018 Athletics World Cup London, United Kingdom 1st 4 × 100 m 42.52
European Championships Berlin, Germany 6th 100 m 11.14
1st 4 × 100 m 41.80
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 22nd (sf) 100 m 11.35
2nd 4 × 100 m 42.25 (h)
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd 4 × 100 m 41.88
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 24th (h) 100 m 11.24
6th 4 × 100 m 42.75
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 100 m 11.21
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary – 100 m DQ
3rd 4 × 100 m 41.97
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 17th (sf) 100 m 11.21
2nd 4 × 100 m 41.85

References

  1. ^ Imani-Lara_Lansiquot, British Athletics.
  2. ^ "Imani-Lara Lansiquot". IAAF. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ "100 metres Women Overall All-time". Power of 10. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ Sean Ingle (12 August 2018), "Dina Asher-Smith snatches victory for 4x100m relay team to claim third gold", The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ^ Ben Bloom (28 September 2019). "Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce lights up track in Doha with fastest 100m heats time while Dina Asher-Smith also books semis spot". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Results list". British Athletics.
  7. ^ Steve Smythe (5 September 2023). "Imani Lansiquot goes inside 11 seconds – overseas round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  8. ^ Turnbull, Simon (26 August 2023). "USA sets championship record to win women's 4x100m in Budapest". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Great Britain's women win 4x100m relay bronze at World Championships as Ben Pattison also takes stunning bronze in men's 800m". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Asher-Smith and Lansiquot finish fifth in their heats to miss out on women's 100m Olympics final". South London Press. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Olympics 2024: Team GB win 4x100m relay silver, bronze double". ESPN. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Fast Runner: Imani-Lara Lansiquot". Fast Running. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Imani-Lara Lansiquot following in fast footsteps". 26 July 2018.