Toby Harries

Toby Harries (born 30 September 1998) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is a two-time British indoor champion over 200 metres.

Early life
From Brighton, Harries attended Brighton College. He graduated from University College London (UCL) in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.

Career
Harries broke the UK indoor under-17 200m record when he ran 21.46 to win the England Athletics Under-17 Indoor Championship in 2015.

In February 2016, Harries won the men's 200m title at the 2016 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Sheffield.

He won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy.

At the 2019 British National Championships in the 400 metres he ran a personal best of 46.36s in the heats, and finished in fifth place in the final. He subsequently competed for Great Britain in the 4x400m relay the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.

He won a second British national title at the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham in February 2022.

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. In May 2024, he was also selected to represent Britain in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. He was part of the men's 4x400m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final. In July, Harries was named in the Great Britain 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.