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Daryll Neita

Also known as Daryll Saskia Neita

Born
Aug 29, 1996age 29
height
5'8" (or 172 cm)
nationality
British

Career

Active 2011 – present

Biography

About Daryll Neita

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Daryll Saskia Neita is a British sprinter, born on Thursday 29th of August 1996 in London, United Kingdom. She has been active in athletics since 2011, starting when she was around 14 years old, and has competed at the highest level for 15 years. She stands 5'8" tall and weighs 134 lbs, with a Black ethnicity. Neita specializes in sprint events, competing in both the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 60 metres indoors.

Her career highlights include a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2024 European Championships, and bronze medals in the 100 metres at the 2022 European Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games, plus a bronze in the 60 metres at the 2023 European Indoor Championships. She has also enjoyed great success as part of Great Britain's 4 × 100 m relay teams, winning an Olympic silver in 2024 and bronze medals in 2016 and 2021, World Championship silvers in 2017 and 2019, and a European gold in 2018. Her personal bests are 7.05 seconds in the 60 metres and 10.90 seconds in the 100 metres, both achieved in 2022 and 2023 respectively. These times place her second on the UK all-time lists in those events, behind Dina Asher-Smith. Neita is a five-time British national champion, winning twice outdoors over 100 m, twice over 200 m, and once indoors over 60 m. She is a formidable competitor on the track.

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Years Active
2011-present (started around 14 years old; 15 years active)
Birthplace
London, United Kingdom
Ethnicity
Black

Body

Weight
134 lbs (or 61 kg)

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How does her personal best in the 100 metres rank nationally?

Her 100 metres best of 10.90 seconds, set at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, places her second on the UK all-time list in that event, behind Dina Asher-Smith.

What is her record in the 60 metres indoors?

She has an indoor best of 7.05 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved at the 2023 ISTAF Indoor, which also puts her second on the UK all-time list behind Dina Asher-Smith.

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