Nia Wedderburn-Goodison
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| Nationality | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.33s (Geneva, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nia Wedderburn-Goodison (born 9 January 2005) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
Early life
[edit]She was first taken to an athletics club by her parents after winning a mixed school sports day race by a considerable margin when she was just five years-old.[2][3] She later attended Capital City Academy, in Willesden.[4]
Career
[edit]At just age of 16 years-old, Wedderburn-Goodison became the British under-20 champion over 100 metres in June 2021.[2] In July 2022, she won gold medals at the European U18 Championship in Jerusalem, in both the 100m and the medley relay.[5][6] She was selected for the 100 metres and as part of the 4x100m relay team for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[7]
She was coached by Michael Frater for six weeks in Kingston, Jamaica in 2023. After this, competing at the British Athletics Championships in Manchester, she reached the final in the 100m and finished sixth overall.[8][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.[9]
On 17 February 2024, she qualified for the final at the British national indoor championships in the 60 metres event, running 7.39 in the final in Birmingham to finish sixth.[10] In June 2034, she set a new personal best of 11.21 metres for the 100 metres whilst racing in Lee Valley.[2] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru where she qualified second fastest for the final in the women's 100 metres, running 11.39 seconds and placed fourth in the final.[11][12][13] In October 2024, she was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British female junior.[14] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[15]
She was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou.[16] She made her senior international debut racing in the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay, alongside Joe Ferguson, Kissiwaa Mensah and Jeriel Quainoo as the British quartet finished second in their heat to qualify for the final.[17] The following day, Wedderburn-Goodison was moved into the women's 4x100 metres team, helping them to take the gold medal.[18]
Personal life
[edit]Her uncle is involved with managing the sprinting group Titans International in Jamaica.[2] She has a sister.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "N.Wedderburn-Goodison". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Collett, Jasmine (Aug 22, 2024). "Teenage sprinter Nia Wedderburn-Goodison going for gold in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ a b "NIA WEDDERBURN-GOODISON, BORN TO RUN". Athletamag.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Alt, Charlotte (23 August 2022). "Willesden student wins gold at European athletics competition". Killburn Times. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (July 8, 2022). "British under-18 athletes rule Europe". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "British juniors all set for Cali". Athletics Weekly. Jul 20, 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "100m Women results 8/7/23". ukacm2023. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "FINAL SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Live results and start lists for the 2024 British Athletics Indoor Championships". Watch Athletics. February 17, 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Graham, Raymond (28 August 2024). "Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "ED BIRD WINS FIRST BRITISH MEDAL OF WORLD UNDER-20S IN LIMA". British Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (Oct 30, 2024). "Vote for your athletes of 2024". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS 2025". British Athletics. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "GB & NI SECURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTS ON CRUCIAL FIRST DAY AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". British Athletics. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Eduan powers GB women to 4x100m relay gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
