Renee Regis (born 2 September 2005) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
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| Nationality | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.36 (Jerusalem, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editRegis won bronze in the individual 100m and gold in the relay medley at the 2022 European under-18 championships.[2]
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.[3] She lowered her personal best over 100m to 11.36s at the event.[4] In the final she won the 100m silver medal in a British one-two with Joy Eze.[5] Eze and Regis were then part of a 4 × 100 m relay team that won silver at the championships.[6]
In July 2024 she won the 200 metres at the English U20 Championships in Birmingham.[7] She was selected for the 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru where she placed sixth in the final.[8][9] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[10]
Personal life
editFrom London, she is the daughter of British international athletes Jennifer Stoute and John Regis. Her sister Alicia also competes as an athlete. Renee was a keen netball player before concentrating on athletics.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Renee Regis". World Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (July 8, 2022). "British under-18 athletes rule Europe". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "FINAL SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "REGIS, EZE & ANYAOGU LOWER PBS AS GB & NI ADVANCE IN JERUSALEM". British Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (August 8, 2023). "GB sprinters one-two at Euro U20 Champs". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "GB & NI CLAIM 4X400M RELAY GOLD & TWO SILVERS TO END EURO U20S ON HIG". British Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "England Athletics U20 & Senior track & field champs (inc U23), Senior Para Champs (U20 & over)". Wprld Athletics. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "ODEY-JORDAN WINS 200M BRONZE AT WORLD UNDER-20S IN LIMA". British Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. July 6, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ Heath, Georgie (August 6, 2023). "Teenage sprinter Renee Regis on the rise". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2023.