British athlete
Nia Wedderburn-Goodison
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| Nationality | Great Britain |
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| Born | (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Sprint |
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.33s (Geneva, 2023) |
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Nia Wedderburn-Goodison (born 9 January 2005) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
Early life
She attended Capital City Academy, in Willesden.[2]
Career
In July 2022, she won gold medals at the European U18 Championship in Jerusalem, in both the 100m and the medley relay.[3][4] She was selected for the 100 metres and as part of the 4x100m relay team for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[5]
In July 2023, competing at the British National Championship in Manchester, she reached the final in the 100m and finished sixth overall.[6] She was selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team to compete at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel in August 2023.[7]
On 17 February 2024, she qualified for the final at the British national indoor championships in the 60 metres event, running 7.39 in the final in Birmingham to finish sixth.[8]
She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru where she qualified second fastest for the final in the women's 100 metres, running 11.39 seconds and placed fourth in the final.[9][10][11]
In October 2024, she was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British female junior.[12] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[13]
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