Faith Akinbileje

Faith Akinbileje
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
ClubBlackheath & Bromley AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 7.29 (Sheffield, 2024)
100m: 11.11 (London, 2025)
200m: 22.76 (London, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Bergen 4x100m relay
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem 200 metres
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem Relay medley

Faith Akinbileje (born 21 September 2005) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Biography

Akinbileje is a member of the Blackheath and Bromley Athletics Club where she was a training partner to Dina Asher-Smith as a youngster. She was voted as the Athletics Weekly British U20 female athlete of the year in 2022.[2][3][4] In the July of that year, she won gold medals at the European U18 Championship in Jerusalem, in both the 200 metres and the medley relay.[5][6] She was subsequently selected for the British team to compete in the 4 x 100m relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[7]

She was selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team to compete at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel in August 2023.[8]

On 17 February 2024, she qualified for the final at the British Indoor Athletics Championships in the 60 metres event, running 7.34 in the final in Birmingham to finish fourth.[9] In June 2024, she lowered her personal best to 11.51 for the 100 metres at the South of England U20 Championships.[10] In July 2024, she finished fourth in the 200 metres England U20 Championships in Birmingham.[11]

In 2025, she improved her personal best for the 100 metres to 11.19 seconds. She was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[12][13] She qualified for the final of the 100 metres, with her time of 11.42 the fastest of the opening heats, placing fourth in tne final in 11.50 seconds.[14][15] Later in the championships, she won a gold medal as part of the women’s 4 x 100 metres relay team.[16]

On 2 August 2025, she ran 11.34 seconds to place third in the 100 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, behind Amy Hunt and Desiree Henry. [17] She returned the following day and finished in sixth place in the 200 metres, running a personal best 22.88 seconds.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Faith Akinbileje". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ Heath, Georgie (30 December 2022). "TRAINING WITH DINA ASHER-SMITH PAYS OFF FOR FAITH AKINBILEJE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ^ Adams, Tim (30 June 2023). "Five athletes to watch at the English Schools Championships". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC impress in Italy". England Athletics. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ^ Henderson, Jason (8 July 2022). "British under-18 athletes rule Europe". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. ^ "British juniors all set for Cali". Athletics Weekly. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  8. ^ "FINAL SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Live results and start lists for the 2024 British Athletics Indoor Championships". Watch Athletics. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  10. ^ "South of England U20/Senior & U15/U17 3000 Metres Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  11. ^ "England Athletics U20 & Senior track & field champs (inc U23), Senior Para Champs (U20 & over)". Wprld Athletics. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  12. ^ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  13. ^ Broadbent, Chris (11 July 2025). "Bergen 2025 - Women's Track Preview". European Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  14. ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  15. ^ "SUCCESS FOR YOUNG GB&NI STARS AT DAY 1 OF U23 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  16. ^ "GB & NI FINISH SECOND OVERALL AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERGEN". British Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Amy Hunt takes dramatic 100m gold at UK Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  18. ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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