Zharnel Hughes

Zharnel Hughes

Personal information
Nationality	British  Anguillian
Born	(1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 Anguilla
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.10s (Kingston 2016) 200 m: 20.02s (Beijing 2015)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Anguilla Pan American Junior Championships 2013 Medellín 100 m CARIFTA Games (Junior) 2013 Nassau 100 m 2012 Hamilton 100 m CAC Junior Championships (Junior) 2014 Morelia 200 m CAC Junior Championships (Youth) 2012 San Salvador 200 m 2012 San Salvador 100 m

Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995) is a British sprinter, originally from the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he specialises in the 100 m and 200 m.^[1] Qualifed, as all nationals of British Overseas Territories are from birth (save Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands), to compete for Great Britain at the Olympic Games, in June 2015, it was confirmed that Hughes would henceforth compete for Great Britain in all IAAF events, as was his right by dint of the right to British citizenship of Anguillans with Hughes saying “I have always known that if I was to run at the Olympics it would be in a British vest and that is how I have always dreamt it would be.”^[2]

Hughes won a bronze medal in the 100 m at the 2012 CARIFTA Games in Hamilton, Bermuda,^[3] then gold in the 2013 CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas. He has been awarded a scholarship to attend the IAAF's Regional High Performance Training Centre in Jamaica. Hughes trains with the Racers Track Club in Jamaica alongside the likes of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Delano Williams.^[4]

He currently holds the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships record for the 100 m, with a time of 10.12s having taken the record from Yohan Blake.^[5][6] On March 13, 2015, Hughes made his Diamond League debut where he was commended for almost beating world champion Usain Bolt.^[7] On 24 July 2015, Hughes won the 200 m at the London Diamond League meet to take the lead in the Diamond League standings for the season.^[8] On 27 August 2015, Hughes came 5th in the 200 m at the World Championships in Beijing.

Personal best

Event	Result	Venue	Date
100 m	10.10 s (wind: +1.4 m/s)	Kingston	16 April 2016
200 m	20.02 s (wind: −0.1 m/s)	Beijing	27 August 2015

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Anguilla
2010	CARIFTA Games (U17)	George Town, Cayman Islands	8th	100 m	11.14 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2011	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Montego Bay, Jamaica	6th	100 m	10.96 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
2012	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	3rd	100 m	10.41 w (wind: +5.7 m/s)
			4th	200 m	21.26 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
	Leeward Islands Junior Championships (U20)	Tortola, British Virgin Islands	1st	100 m	10.45 CR (wind: -0.1 m/s)
			1st	200 m	21.26 CR (wind: -2.0 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m (exh)	45.91
	CAC Junior Championships (U18)	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	100 m	10.46 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.98 (wind: -1.5 m/s)
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	15(sf)	100 m	10.55 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
			23(sf)	200 m	DNS (in heat 20.90 NR)
2013	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	100 m	10.44 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			4th	200 m	20.77 w (wind: +3.4 m/s)
	CAC Championships	Morelia, Mexico	7th	100 m	10.25 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellin, Colombia	1st	100 m	10.31 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
2014	CAC Junior Championships (U20)	Morelia, Mexico	1st	200 m	20.33 CR (wind: +0.8 m/s)
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	5th	200 m	20.73 w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
Representing  United Kingdom
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	200 m	20.02 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	18th (h)	200 m	21.21

References

External links

• Zharnel Hughes profile at IAAF