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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 2009 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 60m: 6.76s (2024) 100m: 10.30s (2024) |
Divine Iheme (born 1 October 2009) is British sprinter.[1]
Early life
He is from Radley in Oxfordshire and became English schools champion over 100 metres and won the 100m and 200m sprint double in the English Athletics indoor age-group championships in April 2024.[2]
Career
2024
Iheme set a UK under-14 record of 10.56 for the 100 metres at the England Athletics U15 & U17 Open Championships in July 2024. He ran a world U14 best time of 10.30 seconds over 100 metres in August 2024 at Lee Valley. This time also placed him third on the European U18 all-time list behind Britain’s Teddy Wilson and France’s Jeff Erius.[3]
Having turned 15 years-old in October 2024, he ran a personal best time of 6.76 seconds for the 60 metres in Lee Valley. This mark was 0.02 seconds behind the British U18 record set by Mark Lewis-Francis in 1999.[4]
In December 2024, he broke the world best mark for a 15-year old over 60 metres, previously set by J-Mee Samuels in 2003, running 6.71 seconds in Lee Valley.[5]
Personal life
He parents, Innocent Iheme and Nkiruku Iheme, both represented Nigeria at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[6][7] He is nicknamed "Lightning Divine".[8]
References
- ^ "Divine Iheme". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (Apr 16, 2024). "Divine Iheme, 14, runs 10.76/21.74 sprint double". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Adams, Tim (Aug 26, 2024). "Divine Iheme runs world 14 best of 10.30 over 100m". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Adams, Tim (Dec 10, 2024). "Divine Iheme runs blistering 6.76 over 60m aged 15". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/divine-iheme-runs-world-age-15-best-of-6-71-over-60m-1039996083/#
- ^ Hodge, Stuart (10 September 2024). "Divine Iheme: Meet 14-year-old British sprint star dubbed 'the new Noah Lyles' who is quicker than Olympic champion was at same age". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Pandey, Animesh (Aug 27, 2024). "Who is Divine Iheme? All about the 14-year-old sprinting sensation from UK who has broke the 100m age group world record". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Divine Iheme targeting world record in his age group after becoming fastest 14-year-old in Britain". Sky Sports. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.