Reece Prescod
{{Short description|British sprinter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Reece Prescod
| image = Reece Prescod 2018.jpg
| caption = Prescod at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = London, England{{cite web |url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/athletes/reece-prescod/ |title=Reece Prescod |website=UK Athletics |access-date=13 December 2018}}
| height = 1.91 m{{cite web|title=Reece Prescod|url=https://www.eurosport.com/athletics/reece-prescod_prs455970/person.shtml|work=Eurosport|access-date=1 June 2022}}
| weight = 83 kg{{cite web |last1=Ingle |first1=Sean |title=Cake and Call of Duty: GB’s Reece Prescod on weight battles in lockdown |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/20/cake-and-call-of-duty-reece-prescod-on-the-challenges-of-lockdown |website=The Guardian |access-date=1 August 2021 |language=en |date=20 July 2021}}
| sport = Track and field
| event = Sprints
| club = Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club{{cite web |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=p/athlete=142447-prescod-reece/index.html |title=Reece Prescod |website=European Athletics |access-date=13 December 2018}}
| team = Nike{{cite web |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-athletics-world-prescod-idUKKBN1AJ26G |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202013030/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-athletics-world-prescod-idUKKBN1AJ26G |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2018 |title=British hope Prescod out to measure himself against Bolt |last=Herman |first=Martin |website=Reuters |date=3 August 2017 |access-date=27 January 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-08-03/european-championships-2018-athletics-reece-prescod-team-gb-sprinter-100m/ |title=Who is Reece Prescod? Meet Team GB's newest athletics star aiming for gold at the European Championships 2018 |last=Oliver |first=Brian |website=Radio Times |date=3 August 2018 |access-date=27 January 2019}}
| pb = {{ubl
|100 m: 9.93 (2022)
|200 m: 20.31 (2021)
|Indoors
|60 m: 6.49{{AthAbbr|i}} (2023)
}}
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{GBR2}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Eugene|4×100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Comp|European Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2018 Berlin|100 m}}
}}
Reece Prescod (born 29 February 1996){{cite web |title=Reece PRESCOD – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/reece-prescod-14522622 |website=World Athletics |access-date=1 January 2023}} is a British sprinter. He won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2018 European Championships and bronze for the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2022 World Championships.
Prescod is a two-time British 100 m champion, and national champion over 60 metres indoors once.
Career
Reece Prescod qualified in first place at the GB trials to gain selection for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, ahead of former World Championships finalist James Dasaolu. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the event, finishing seventh in the final.
Having retained his British title in 2018, he finished second in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championships, behind teammate Zharnel Hughes.[https://www.iaaf.org/download/competition?filename=AT-100-M-h----.RS4.pdf&path=%5Cpdf%5C5151%5C&urlslug=Phase%20Summary&updatedOn=08%2F04%2F2017%2020%3A04%3A54 Heats results]
Prescod broke the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres for the first time in 2018 and did it four times that year (including a wind-assisted 9.88 s at the Eugene Diamond League event in Oregon, U.S.).
Statistics
- Information from World Athletics profile.
=Personal bests=
=International competitions=
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Result=yes|Wind=yes}}
! colspan="8"|Representing {{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain |
| 2017
|London, United Kingdom |7th |10.17 |−0.8 | |
| 2018
|Berlin, Germany |bgcolor=silver|2nd |9.96 |0.0 |{{AthAbbr|PB}} |
| 2021
|Tokyo, Japan |– (sf) |{{AthAbbr|DQ}} |−0.1 | |
| rowspan=3|2022
|rowspan=2|World Championships |rowspan=2|Eugene, OR, United States |23rd (h) |10.15 | +0.2 | |
| bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|37.83 |{{n/a}} | |
| European Championships
|Munich, Germany |7th |10.18 | +0.1 | |
| rowspan=2|2023
|European Indoor Championships |Istanbul, Turkey |8th |60 m |6.64 |{{n/a}} | |
| World Championships
|23rd (sf) |10.26 | −0.3 | |
=Circuit wins, and National titles=
=Seasonal bests=
| style="text-align: center"
! Year !! 60 metres !! 100 metres !! 200 metres | |||
| 2012 | data-sort-value=999|— | data-sort-value=999|— | 21.92 |
| 2013 | 7.01 | 10.73 | 21.21 |
| 2014 | data-sort-value=999|— | 10.71 | data-sort-value=999|— |
| 2015 | data-sort-value=999|— | data-sort-value=999|— | 20.70 |
| 2016 | data-sort-value=999|— | 10.04 | 20.38 |
| 2017 | 6.62 | 10.03 | 20.83 |
| 2018 | 6.61 | 9.94 | data-sort-value=999|— |
| 2019 | 6.53 | 9.97 | data-sort-value=999|— |
| 2020 | data-sort-value=999|— | data-sort-value=999|— | data-sort-value=999|— |
| 2021 | data-sort-value=999|— | 10.12 | 20.31 |
| 2022 | data-sort-value=999|— | 9.93 | 20.55 |
| 2023
|6.49 |9.99 |— |
=Track records=
References
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External links
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{{British Athletics Championships men's 100 metres champions}}
{{British Indoor Athletics Championships men's 60 metres champions}}
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