Rhasidat Adeleke

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Rhasidat Adeleke
Personal information
National teamIreland
Born (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 19)
Dublin, Ireland
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 11.31 (2021)
  • 200 m: 22.90 (2021)
Medal record
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 200 m

Rhasidat Adeleke ( (/rəˈʃiːdə/;[1] born 29 August 2002) is an Irish sprinter.[2][3]

Career[]

She won a silver medal in the 4 x 100m relay with Molly Scott, Gina Akpe-Moses, Ciara Neville and Patience Jumbo-Gula at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland[4][5] and a gold in the 200m at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr, Hungary.[2][6] In 2021 she became senior national champion followed by winning the 100m-200m sprint double at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[7][8][9][10]

Background[]

Adeleke was born in Dublin in 2002 to Nigerian parents Ade and Prince Adeleke. [5] She won a junior sprint double at the Irish Schools championships for Presentation College, Terenure.[5][11] She is a member of Tallaght Athletic Club.[11][5][12]

References[]

  1. ^ Foley, Cliona (6 January 2019). Rhasidat Adeleke | Career goals, Athletics Ireland, support system, European gold, high performance. Off The Ball. Retrieved 16 July 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Dodge, John (18 October 2018). "What A Year! Here Are All The Irish Medals Our Sports Stars Have Won In 2018". balls.ie. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "The Irish teen with the world at her feet".
  4. ^ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Women – Final – Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d O'Keeffe, Alan (22 July 2018). "'I gave it all I had,' says Rhasidat (15) of her golden run". Independent.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. ^ "15-year-old Rhasidat Adeleke storms to 200m gold for Ireland at European Championships". The42.ie. 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (26 June 2021). "Rhasidat Adeleke shines again to stake her claim for Olympics place". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Adeleke eyes European glory after breezing into final". RTÉ Sport. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Rhasidat Adeleke sprints to gold in 100m at European U20 Championships". RTÉ Sport. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  10. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (21 July 2021). "Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke wins European sprint double". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b O'Riordan, Ian (29 July 2017). "Three reasons to be cheerful for the future of Irish athletics Gina Akpe-Moses, Patience Jumbo-Gula and Rhasidat Adeleke represent new generation". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. ^ "The Irish teen with the world at her feet". The 42. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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