Toby Harries

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Toby Harries
Harries in 2024
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 27)
Brighton, England
Alma materUniversity College London
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
ClubBrighton AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200m: 20.22 (Clermont, 2025)
400m: 45.13 (Geneva, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4×400 m
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Grosseto 200 m

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[1] and a 2024 Olympics bronze medallist in the 4x400m relay.[2]

Early life

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From Brighton, Harries attended Westbourne House School[3] and Brighton College.[4] He graduated from University College London (UCL) in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.[5][6]

Career

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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.[7]

In February 2016, Harries won the men's 200m title at the 2016 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Sheffield.[8][9]

He won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy.[10]

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.[4] He subsequently competed for Great Britain in the 4x400m relay the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.[11][12]

He won a second British national title at the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham in February 2022.[13]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[14] In May 2024, he was also selected to represent Britain in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[15] He was part of the men's 4x400m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final.[16] In July, Harries was named in the Great Britain 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17] He ran in the heats, and therefore was eligible for the bronze medal that they won.[18]

He was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou.[19] He ran in the men’s 4 x 400 metres relay, alongside Charlie Dobson, Efe Okoro and Rio Mitcham as the British quartet finished a close second to Belgium in their heat to qualify for the final and secure a place for Britain at the 2025 World Championships.[20] He was selected for the 200 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025, where he finished third in the 200 metres and ran a 43.6 seconds split in the mixed 4 x 400 metres, in which Britain finished third in the same time as the second-placed Italian team.[21][22][23]

On 3 August, placed third in the final of the 400 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, running 45.98 seconds.[24][25]

He was selected as part of the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[26] He ran on the opening day as the British team finished fifth overall in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[27] He also ran in the men's 200 metres, without advancing to the final.[28] Later at the Championships, he ran in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay as the British team qualified for the final and placed sixth overall.[29]

Personal life

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Toby trains in West London under coach David Sadkin, as part of a high-caliber training group that includes Faith Akinbileje, the 2025 100m UK bronze medalist.

References

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  1. ^ "Toby Harries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/toby-harries/6wCSSnIjQjcBBNgDJ7dfcv
  3. ^ https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/chichester-pupil-is-national-under-14-athletics-champ-twice-over-892096
  4. ^ a b "Young speedster races at World Championships". The Argus. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Toby Harries - Athletics". Students' Union UCL. 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ^ Matthews, Kate (20 August 2020). "Athlete Spotlight – Toby Harries". Sussex Athletics. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ Moss, Emily (5 May 2015). "Toby Harries is a fast learner". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ^ "TOBY HARRIES AND ADELLE TRACEY WIN AT BRITISH INDOORS". George Herald. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Indoor British Championships: Toby Harries and Adelle Tracey win". BBC Sport. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Medal rush by GB juniors in Grosseto". Athletics Weekly. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  11. ^ "World Athletics Championships: Britain finishes with five medals". BBC Newsround. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  12. ^ Broadbent, Rick (7 October 2019). "British medal count falls short amid relay drama". The Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  13. ^ "England's athletes aim high at British Champs". England Athletics. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  15. ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  16. ^ "HODGKINSON, MEN'S 4X400M AND WOMEN'S 4X100M TEAMS QUALIFY ON PENTULTIMATE MORNING IN ROME". British Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  17. ^ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Men's and women's 4x400m relays cast in bronze at Paris 2024 | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  19. ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS 2025". British Athletics. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  20. ^ "GB & NI SECURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTS ON CRUCIAL FIRST DAY AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". British Athletics. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  21. ^ "GB&NI Team for European Team Championships Announced". Fast Running. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Iapichino and Fabbri contribute to Italy's victory at European Team Championships". worldathletics.org. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  23. ^ Mallows, Tom (29 June 2025). "GB finish fifth at European Athletics Team Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  24. ^ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  25. ^ Henderson, Jason (3 August 2025). "ZHARNEL HUGHES COMPLETES IMPRESSIVE SPRINT DOUBLE IN BIRMINGHAM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  26. ^ Henderson, Jason (26 August 2025). "BRITISH TEAM NAMED FOR WORLD CHAMPS IN TOKYO". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  27. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  28. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  29. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.