Harry Aikines-Aryeetey

Harry Leslie Aikines-Aryeetey (pronounced Ay-yee-tey, born 29 August 1988) is an English sprinter. In 2005 he was named as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year and the IAAF's Rising Star of the Year after becoming the first athlete to win gold medals at both 100 metres and 200 metres at the World Youth Championships.

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games in 2013
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1988-08-29) 29 August 1988
Carshalton, Sutton, England
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.08
200m: 20.46
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2009 Berlin4×100 m relay
European Championships
2022 Munich4 x 100 m relay
2018 Berlin4 x 100 m relay
2014 Zürich4 x 100 m relay
2014 Zürich100 m
World Relays
2014 Nassau4×100 m relay
2019 Yokohama4×100 m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham4x100 m relay
2018 Gold Coast4x100 m relay
2014 Glasgow4x100 m relay

An Olympian for Great Britain at the Rio Olympics, Aikines-Aryeetey won his first senior individual medal, a bronze, in the 100 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships. At the same championships he earned his first senior title as part of the Great Britain team that won gold in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay. Thereafter, Aikines-Aryeetey won relay gold twice more at European level, and twice at the Commonwealth Games representing England.

In 2024, Aikines-Aryeetey first appeared as "Nitro" in Gladiators.

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