Annie Tagoe (born 4 June 1993) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
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| Nationality | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.43 (Manchester, 2023) 200m: 24.05 (Houston, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life
editTagoe was born in Ghana and brought up in Willesden in north-west London from the age of six. Her mother is an NHS Nurse. She played for QPR Girls football team as a youngster. She was excluded from school 32 times before being introduced to the charity Track Academy, set up using money from Comic Relief. She became the England Under-17 100 metres champion, she attended Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at 18 years-old, and graduated after three years. She has also worked as a model but has spoken about racism she experienced that caused her to contemplate trying to bleach her skin lighter.[2][3][4]
In 2010, Tagoe worked with MP Dawn Butler and musician Chipmunk on a project to help young people associate with politics.[5]
Career
editTagoe represented Britain at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[6] She won a bronze medal in the medley relay event.[7]
She won the Outstanding Achievement Award at the UK Athletics Awards in 2009.[8]
In 2011, she was selected for the Britain squad for the 2011 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, as part of the 4x100m relay squad with Jennie Batten, Mica Moore and Bianca Williams.[9]
Tagoe won a European Athletics U23 Championships silver medal for Britain in the 4x100m relay alongside team-mates Corinne Humphreys, Jodie Williams, and Rachel Johncock in Tampere, Finland in 2013.[10]
Tagoe suffered injuries that required surgery on both knees in 2014 and 2015 and prohibited her from running for a number of years. She also has arthritis in her ankle which can cause discomfort in cold conditions.[11]
Competing at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester in July 2023, Tagoe was one of the fastest qualifiers for the final of the women’s 100m race, behind Dina Asher-Smith.[12] She was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[13]
In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Annie Tagoe". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Annie Tagoe: GB sprinter on racism, skin lightening and finding confidence". bbc.co.uk. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Rowan, Kate (26 June 2020). "Sprinter Annie Tagoe: 'I felt like I needed to bleach my skin to fit in'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Pioneering athletics project that put ex-gang members on the right track". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Dudman, Jane (9 March 2010). "'Young people can influence politicians'". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Teenagers go for youth Olympics gold but have 2012 in their sights". Evening Standard. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Bolarinwa and Tagoe win relay medals at Youth Olympics". Insidethegames.biz. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "UKA Award Winners". uka.org.uk. UK Athletics. 5 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Nine Scots in 'high-quality' British team". The Scotsman. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Creighton, Jessica (26 April 2020). "Corinne Humphreys: Team GB sprinter on finding her authenticity in athletics". sky sports. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Orlando, Anastasia (28 January 2021). "Going For Gold with GB Sprinter Annie Tagoe". Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Full 2023 British Athletics Championships Results on Day 1". World-Track. July 8, 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD SELECTED FOR THE 2023 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPS". Britishathletics.org.uk. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
External links
edit- Annie Tagoe at IMDb