Tyri Donovan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 20 October 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400m hurdles |
| Club | Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m hurdles : 48.46 (Derby, 2025) |
Tyri Donovan (born 20 October 1998) is a British hurdler. He won the national 400 metres hurdles title at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships.[1]
Career
He is a member of Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club in Berkshire. He has a long-standing partnership with coach Marina Armstrong, since he was 16 years-old.[2][3] He suffered back injuries between 2019 and 2023.[4][5]
He represented England at the 2024 Loughborough International, winning the 400 metres hurdles in a time of 49.97 seconds.[6] In June 2024, he set a new personal best of 49.23 seconds, which was also the fastest time ever in the British Athletics League, breaking the previous best of 49.40 set by Chris Rawlinson in 1999.[3] He won the England Athletics Senior Championships over 400 metres hurdles in July 2024, in a time of 50.29 seconds.[7]
In June 2025, he ran sub-49 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles for the first time, running 48.84 seconds in Geneva.[8][9] The following month, he ran a new personal best of 48.46 seconds whilst competing in Derby in the British Athletics League.[10] He equalled his personal best 48.46 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 London Athletics Meet on 19 July 2025.[11][12] On 3 August, he became the British 400 metres hurdles champion after winning the title at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[13][14]
Personal life
His father, Dan Donovan, competed as a 400m runner and was a British Championships silver medallist.[5] He studied English Language and English Literature at Brunel University before studying translation at the University of Surrey with a focus on Mandarin and Japanese. He is a guitarist and songwriter.[3]
References
- ^ "Tyri Donovan". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "WSEH Athletics Club: Double delight including a victory in the British Athletics League Division One". Slough Observer. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Seftel, Alex. "Tyri Dononvan: Song-writing hurdler delighted with record-breaking season". nationalathleticsleague. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Donovan overcoming injury to become national champion". Englandathletics. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b Collett, Jasmine (24 July 2025). "TYRI DONOVAN: "INJURY WAS THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "England triumph at Loughborough International". Englandathletics. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "England Athletics U20/Senior Championships and Senior Para Championships: Day 3 report". Englandathletics. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Adams, Tim (13 June 2025). "BRITISH 400M HURDLING ON THE RISE IN 2025". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Atleticageneve - EAP". World Athletics. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Duff, Martin (7 July 2025). "HARROW BEAT THAMES VALLEY – NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE ROUND-UP". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (19 July 2025). "BRITISH STARS LIGHT UP THE LONDON DIAMOND LEAGUE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "GLOBAL STARS LIGHT UP SELL-OUT NOVUNA LONDON ATHLETICS MEET". British Athletics. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (3 August 2025). "TYPHOON TYRI WINS 400M HURDLES CLASSIC AT UK CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2025.