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Reece Prescod
Prescod at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
Born (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 29)
London, England[1]
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight83 kg (183 lb)[3]
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
ClubEnfield and Haringey Athletic Club[4]
TeamNike[5][6]
Turned pro2015[5]
Coached byMarvin Rowe[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 4×100 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 100 m

Reece Noel Prescod (born 29 February 1996)[7] is a retired British sprinter.[8] He represented his country at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. Prescod 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.

Biography

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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.[7]

Having retained his British 200 metres British title in 2018,[9][10] he finished second in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championships, behind teammate Zharnel Hughes.[11]

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.).[7]

He won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, finishing 0.01 s behind race winner Zharnel Hughes.[12]

At the delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, he was disqualified for a false start in the 100 metres semi-finals.[13]

He was part of the Great Britain men's 4 × 100 metres relay team which took bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Championships|.[14]

Prescod announced his retirement from professional athletics on 4 August 2025.[15]

Achievements

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Personal bests

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Event Time (s) Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
60 metres indoor 6.49 — Berlin, Germany 10 February 2023
100 metres 9.93 –1.2 Ostrava, Czech Republic 31 May 2022
9.88w +2.4 Eugene, OR, United States 26 May 2018 Wind-assisted
150 metres 14.87 +0.6 Gateshead, United Kingdom 8 September 2018 #8 all-time[16][17]
200 metres 20.31 –0.4 Szczecin, Poland 15 August 2021

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Wind (m/s) Notes
Representing United Kingdom Great Britain
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 7th 100 m 10.17 −0.8
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 100 m 9.96 0.0 PB
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan – (sf) 100 m DQ −0.1
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 23rd (h) 100 m 10.15 +0.2
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 37.83 —
European Championships Munich, Germany 7th 100 m 10.18 +0.1
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 8th 60 m 6.64 —
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (sf) 100 m 10.26 −0.3

Circuit wins, and National titles

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Seasonal bests

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Year 60 metres 100 metres 200 metres
2012 — — 21.92
2013 7.01 10.73 21.21
2014 — 10.71 —
2015 — — 20.70
2016 — 10.04 20.38
2017 6.62 10.03 20.83
2018 6.61 9.94 —
2019 6.53 9.97 —
2020 — — —
2021 — 10.12 20.31
2022 — 9.93 20.55
2023 6.49 9.99 —

Track records

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As of 6 September 2024, Prescod holds the following track records for 100 metres.

Location Time Windspeed
m/s 		Date
Newham 10.09 + 1.2 07/05/2017
Savona 9.94 + 2.7 24/05/2023

Retirement

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On August 4, 2025, Prescod announced his retirement from the track through his Instagram account, he said "Athletics has taught me invaluable lessons, the true meaning of hard work, dedication, and discipline". [8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reece Prescod". UK Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Reece Prescod". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ Ingle, Sean (20 July 2021). "Cake and Call of Duty: GB's Reece Prescod on weight battles in lockdown". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Reece Prescod". European Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b Herman, Martin (3 August 2017). "British hope Prescod out to measure himself against Bolt". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. ^ Oliver, Brian (3 August 2018). "Who is Reece Prescod? Meet Team GB's newest athletics star aiming for gold at the European Championships 2018". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Reece PRESCOD – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "GB sprinter Prescod retires from athletics aged 29". BBC News. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  9. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  10. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  11. ^ Heats results
  12. ^ "Dina Asher-Smith and Zharnel Hughes storm to 100m Euro gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Reece Prescod disqualified from men's 100m semi-finals after false start". The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Great Britain win surprise bronze in men's 4x100m relay at World Championships". The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  15. ^ "GB sprinter Prescod retires from athletics aged 29". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  16. ^ Henderson, Jason (8 September 2018). "Reece Prescod finishes season in style". athleticsweekly.com. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Great North CityGames - 2018 Results/Startlists". greatcitygames.org. The Great Run Company. 8 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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