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Faith Akinbileje

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Faith Akinbileje
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 7.29s (Sheffield, 2024)
100m: 11.19s (Cardiff, 2025)
200m: 22.90s (Guadalajara, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Bergen 4x100m relay
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem 200 metres
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem Relay medley

Faith Akinbileje (born 21 September 2005) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Career

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From Chatham, Kent,[2] Akinbileje is a member of the Blackheath and Bromley Athletics Club where she was a training partner to Dina Asher-Smith as a youngster. She was voted as the Athletics Weekly British U20 female athlete of the year in 2022.[3][4][5] In the July of that year, she won gold medals at the European U18 Championship in Jerusalem, in both the 200 metres and the medley relay.[6][7] She was subsequently selected for the British team to compete in the 4 x 100m relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[8]

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.[9]

On 17 February 2024, she qualified for the final at the British Indoor Athletics Championships in the 60 metres event, running 7.34 in the final in Birmingham to finish fourth.[10] In June 2024, she lowered her personal best to 11.51 for the 100 metres at the South of England U20 Championships.[11] In July 2024, she finished fourth in the 200 metres England U20 Championships in Birmingham.[12]

In 2025, she improved her personal best for the 100 metres to 11.19 seconds. She was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[13][14] She qualified for the final of the 100 metres, with her time of 11.42 the fastest of the opening heats, placing fourth in tne final in 11.50 seconds.[15][16] Later in the championships, she won a gold medal as part of the women’s 4 x 100 metres relay team.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Faith Akinbileje". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Canterbury's Ruben Harris wins wheelchair tennis triple while Kent youngsters also excel in athletics, hockey, cycling and triathlon in School Games National Finals". Kent Online. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ Heath, Georgie (30 December 2022). "TRAINING WITH DINA ASHER-SMITH PAYS OFF FOR FAITH AKINBILEJE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  4. ^ Adams, Tim (June 30, 2023). "Five athletes to watch at the English Schools Championships". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC impress in Italy". England Athletics. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  7. ^ Henderson, Jason (July 8, 2022). "British under-18 athletes rule Europe". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "British juniors all set for Cali". Athletics Weekly. Jul 20, 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  9. ^ "FINAL SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Live results and start lists for the 2024 British Athletics Indoor Championships". Watch Athletics. February 17, 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  11. ^ "South of England U20/Senior & U15/U17 3000 Metres Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  12. ^ "England Athletics U20 & Senior track & field champs (inc U23), Senior Para Champs (U20 & over)". Wprld Athletics. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  13. ^ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  14. ^ Broadbent, Chris (11 July 2025). "Bergen 2025 - Women's Track Preview". European Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  15. ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  16. ^ "SUCCESS FOR YOUNG GB&NI STARS AT DAY 1 OF U23 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  17. ^ "GB & NI FINISH SECOND OVERALL AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERGEN". British Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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