Toby Harries
 Harries in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 30 September 1998 Brighton, England |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Club | Brighton AC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.22 (Clermont, 2025) 400m: 45.13 (Geneva, 2025) |
Medal record | |
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Alumni of University College London
- British men sprinters
- English men sprinters
- British Athletics Championships winners
- People educated at Brighton College
- Athletes from Brighton
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain