Jeremiah Azu

Jeremiah Azu (born 15 May 2001) is a Welsh sprinter. In 2024 he became the first Welshman to run the 100 metres in under 10 seconds in wind-legal conditions.

Career
He competed in the 2022 British Athletics Championships where he won the 100 metres in a wind-assisted time of 9.90 seconds. He has won multiple championships in the junior athletics categories. In his first senior international appearance, he won the bronze medal in 100 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, and a gold in the 4x100 metre relay at the same competition. In 2023, competing in the 100 metres in the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships, as part of the 2023 European Games, he won a European Games bronze medal. Azu become the first Welsh 100m runner to break the 10-second barrier in wind-legal conditions clocking 9.97 at the True Athletes Classics in Leverkusen, Germany, on 25 May 2024.

After winning the silver medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, Azu was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life
Azu was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Wales. He is of Ghanaian descent.

Personal bests
Outdoor Indoor
 * 100 metres – 9.97 (Leverkusen, Germany 2024)
 * 100 metres – 9.90 (+2.5 m/s, Manchester 2022)
 * 200 metres – 20.96 (+0.3 m/s, Loughborough 2022)
 * 60 metres – 6.56 (Birmingham 2022)
 * 200 metres – 21.25 (Sheffield 2019)