Daniel Talbot (athlete)

Daniel Talbot
Personal information
Full name Daniel "The Rake" Talbot
Born (1991-05-01) 1 May 1991
Trowbridge, England
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country  Great Britain
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 200 metres, 100 metres
Achievements and titles
Regional finals 3rd at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
Personal best(s)

100m: 10.14 (Bedford 2014)

200m: 20.25 (Rio 2016)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2014 Zürich 4 x 100 m relay
2012 Helsinki 200 m
2016 Amsterdam 200 m
European U23 Championships
2011 Ostrava 4x100 m relay
2013 Tampere 200 m
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 4x100 m relay

Daniel "Danny" Talbot (born 1 May 1991)[2] is a British sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and the 200 metres.

Career

Talbot won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki. Danny Talbot set a new personal best of 20.52 for 200m on 17 July 2012. He ran for Team GB in the 4 × 100 m at the London 2012 Olympics. He ran the third leg in the heats, but failed to exchange the baton with anchor Adam Gemili. He ran again for Britain in the 4x100 at the 2014 World Relay Championships forming part of a quartet which ran 37.93 in the heats, Talbot got a bronze medal as the British team came home third in the final.

Personal life

Talbot's mother is half Trinidadian, making Danny one-quarter Trinidadian.His Father is White English[2] Talbot attended St Augustine's Catholic College in Trowbridge.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 14th (sf) 200m 21.19 w (+2.1 m/s)
— 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 4th 200 m 20.71
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.10
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 200 m 20.95
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd 200m 20.46 (-0.3 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.77
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 13th (h) 200 m 20.27
— 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 200 m 20.56
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (sf) 200 m 20.25

References

  1. ↑ "Danny Talbot". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Danny Talbot - Team GB - London 2012 Olympics - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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