Dina Asher-Smith

Dina Asher-Smith is a decorated British sprinter, holding national records in the 60m, 100m, and 200m, and has achieved significant international success across various championships. After breaking the British 100m record with 11.02 seconds in 2015, Dina Asher-Smith established herself as the fastest British woman on record in sprint events. In 2015, she became the first British woman to run under 11 seconds for the 100m, an achievement she followed by setting a new national record of 22.07 seconds in the 200m at the IAAF World Championships. Her early competitive success also includes winning English Schools Championships titles in the 200m (U15 in 2010, U17 in 2011, U20 in 2013).

In 2022, she added a bronze medal in the 200m at the World Championships and a silver in the 200m at the European Championships. Her record-breaking momentum continued into 2023, where she further lowered the British record for 60m indoors, initially to 7.04 seconds and then to an impressive 7.03 seconds. In 2024, Asher-Smith demonstrated her consistent dominance by winning gold medals in both the 100m and the 4x100m relay at the European Championships, followed by a silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the Paris Olympics. Her achievements will be formally recognized in 2025 with an MBE in the New Year Honours for her contributions to athletics, a year which also saw her win gold in the 200m at the British Championships.