Tommy Ramdhan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Born | 28 November 1996 Greenwich, South East London |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
Medal record | |
Tommy Ramdhan (born 28 November 1996) is a British track and field athlete who competes in 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m relay races.
Early life
[edit]Ramdhan was born in Greenwich, southeast London, and attended Hurstmere School in Sidcup, Kent. Ramdhan was a rugby union player on the books at the academy of Saracens RFC before concentrating on athletics. He completed a BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport Coaching & Fitness at Oaklands College in Hertfordshire,[1] and also attended Loughborough College.[2]
Career
[edit]Ramdhan won gold in the 200 m at the 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning in a wind assisted time of 20.57 seconds ahead of compatriot Elliott Powell in Eskilstuna, Sweden.[3]
In June 2019 Ramdhan competed at the Oslo Diamond League event finishing seventh behind then world leader Christian Coleman.[4] In September 2020, Ramdhan won bronze at the British national championships 100 m race, running 10.44 seconds in Manchester.
Ramdhan was part of the British team 2022 European Athletics Championships. He ran 4th leg of the 4 × 100 metres relay that won their semi-final to qualify for the final where the team went on to win gold in the final.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete insight – Tommy Ramdhan". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "BRITISH ATHLETICS ANNOUNCEMENT CONFIRMS FUNDING FOR LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE NAMES". loucoll.ac.uk.
- ^ "Britain's athletes continue to shine in Sweden". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "Tommy Ramdhan in the Oslo Diamond League". Bexleyac.org.uk.
- ^ "Updates to the GB&NI team for the European Championships". British Athletics.
