Joshua Faulds
{{Short description|British runner (born 2000)}}
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| sport = Athletics
| event = Sprint, Hurdles
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| pb = 400m: 46.85 (Birmingham, 2025)
400m hurdles 49.24 (Brussels, 2024)
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{{Medal|Competition|European Indoor Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2025 Apeldoorn|Mixed 4x400 m relay}}
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Joshua Faulds (born 7 March 2000) is a British hurdler. He has competed internationally over 400 metres hurdles and was runner-up at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships over 400 metres.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/joshua-faulds-14759097|website=World Athletics|accessdate=22 Feb 2025|title=Joshua Faulds}}
Career
He made his senior championship debut in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/62497346|accessdate=22 Feb 2025|title= Adam Gemili: British sprinter pulls out of European Championships|date=
10 August 2022}}
He ran a personal best 46.85 seconds to finish runner-up behind Alex Haydock-Wilson in the final of the 400 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025.{{cite web|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/george-mills-leads-euro-qualifiers-at-uk-indoor-champs-1039997608/ |website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=24 February 2025|date=23 Feb 2025|title= George Mills leads Euro qualifiers at UK Indoor Champs
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He was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, winning a bronze medal in the mixed 4x400m relay.{{cite web|website=British Athletics|url= https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/gb-ni-team-selected-for-the-european-indoor-championships-2025/|accessdate=26 Feb 2025|date=26 Feb 2025|title= GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/molly-caudery-leads-british-team-for-european-indoor-champs-1039997659/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=26 Feb 2025|title= Molly Caudery leads British team for European Indoor Champs|first=Jason|last=Henderson | date=Feb 26, 2025}} {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cj92w7jpj8po|title=GB win mixed 4 x 400 metres relay bronze at European Indoors|website=BBC Sport|date=6 March 2025|accessdate=6 March 2025}} He later ran in the men's 4x400 metres relay with his British team placing fourth overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cn480j310yvo|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 March 2025|date=9 March 2025|title=GB win three silvers on final day of European Indoors}}
Personal life
He attended Harris Church of England Academy in Rugby, Warwickshire. {{cite web|date=25 June 2016|url=https://www.warwickshireworld.com/sport/school-athletics-rugby-teams-best-in-county-775050#|website=Warwickshire World|title= SCHOOL ATHLETICS: Rugby teams best in county}} His brother Ed Faulds is also an athlete.{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/ed-faulds-looks-to-make-statement-at-uk-indoor-champs-1039953053/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=22 Feb 2025|title= Ed Faulds looks to make statement at UK Indoor Champs|first=Jason|last= Henderson |date=Jan 24, 2022}}
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Category:British male sprinters
Category:British male hurdlers