Yemi Mary John
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 3 May 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 400 metres |
| College team | USC Trojans |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400 m: 51.50 (2022) |
Medal record | |
Yemi Mary John (born 3 May 2003) is a British track and field athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Under-20 Championships.
Career
Yemi Mary John ran a new personal best to finish runner up in the 400 metres at the 2021 European Under-20 Championships in Tallinn.[1]
She was a member of the British 4 × 400 m relay team that finished fifth at the 2022 World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade.[2]
John was crowned the winner at the 2022 World U20 Championship 400 m event in Cali, Colombia as she lowered her personal best throughout the rounds to win the final in 51.50 seconds, the second fastest time ever recorded by a British under-20 athlete, after Linsey MacDonald's 51.16 s from 1980. She later also won bronze in the 4x400 m relay race at the event.[3][4]
Personal life
John has an Italian father and lives in London.[5] She was set to join the University of Michigan as a sophomore in 2023,[6] but signed for the University of Southern California.[7]
References
- ^ "EUROPEAN U/20 SILVER FOR YEMI MARY JOHN". wgel.org.
- ^ "World Indoor Athletics Championships: British pair Lorraine Ugen and Marc Scott win bronze". Sky Sports.
- ^ "YEMI MARY JOHN CROWNED WOMEN'S 400M WORLD U20 CHAMPION". British Athletics.
- ^ "Two British medals as USA top medal table on final day in Cali". British Athletics.
- ^ "Yemi Mary John, a little bit of Valenza in world gold". Ilpiccolo.net.
- ^ "John Wins World Athletics U20 Gold, Bronze". mgoblue.com.
- ^ "Yemi Mary John's golden gamble pays off in landmark season". Eurosport UK. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
External links
World U20 Champions in women's 400 metres | |
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