Aleeya Sibbons

Aleeya Sibbons
Personal information
Born (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.33 (London, 2023)
200m: 23.35 (Loughborough, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Espoo 4x100m relay
European Athletics U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 4x100 m relay

Aleeya Sibbons (born 5 November 2002) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain as a sprinter.[1]

Early life

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From Barking & Dagenham, she attended Eastbury Community School. She won gold in the U15 100 metres at the English Schools Championships in 2017.[2] She began a degree in Architecture at the University of Bath in 2021.[3][4]

Career

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She was a member of the gold medal winning 4x100m team at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in 2021.[5] A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles, she won the British Universities and College (BUCS) 100 metres title in May 2022, in a time of 11.70 seconds. At the same event, she won gold in the women's 4x100m relay.[4]

She won the 100m title at the 2023 England Athletics U23 Championships in Chelmsford, running a time of 11.46 seconds.[6] She was selected as part of the British squad for the 2023 European Games in Silesia.[7] She was a member of the gold medal winning inning 4x100m team at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in 2023.[8]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] She ran as part of the Women's 4 × 100 metres team which finished third overall.[10] She lowered her 200m personal best to 23.35 seconds at the 2024 Loughborough International in May 2024.[11] In June 2024, she was selected for the British team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Aleeya Sibbons". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Beagles show their head of the class at England Schools". Barking and Dagenham Post. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons earns first senior British Athletics selection for European Team Championships in Poland". Team Bath. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b Power, Lee (5 May 2022). "Newham & Essex Beagles star Sibbons strikes double gold for Bath". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "OGBECHIE AND PAYNE TO CO-CAPTAIN THE BRITISH TEAM AT THE EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ "England Athletics U20 & U23 Open Championships". World Athletics. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ "UPDATES TO THE GB & NI SQUAD FOR THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ^ Powell, Jennie (18 July 2023). "Bath scholar Aleeya Sibbons anchors GB to European U23 gold". 4theloveofsport. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "USA dominate World Athletics Relays". BBC Sport. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Loughborough International". World Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Hudson-Smith and Hughes pull out of Europeans". BBC Sport. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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