Athletics
Date of Birth: 29/08/1988
Lives: Loughborough, Leicestershire
Born: Carshalton, London
Coach: Matt Favier
Major Results
2009 World Championships, 4x100m bronze
2009 European Under-23 Championships, 100m gold
2006 World Junior Championships, 100m gold
2006 World Junior Championships, 4x100m bronze
2005 World Youth Championships, 100m gold
2005 World Youth Championships, 200m gold
Career Summary
Loughborough sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeety ran in this year’s World Championships as part of the bronze winning 4x100m team. He also took away the gold medal in the 2009 European Under-23 Championships in Lithuania.
Harry, who competes for Loughborough University, where he is studying for a degree in PE and Sociology, competed in his first Olympic Games in Beijing.
In 2005 Harry became double World Youth Champion and was awarded the ‘Rising Star of the Year’ accolade by the IAAF and the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award.