Rhasidat Adeleke

Rhasidat Adeleke (born 29 August 2002) is an Irish sprinter.[1] She won a silver medal in the 4 x 100m relay with Molly Scott, Gina Akpe-Moses, Ciara Neville and Patience Jumbo-Gala at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland[2][3] and a gold in the 200m at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr, Hungary.[1][4]

Background

Adeleke was born in Dublin in 2002 to Nigerian parents Ade and Prince Adeleke. [3] She won a junior sprint double at the Irish Schools championships for Presentation College, Terenure.[3][5] She is a member of Tallaght Athletic Club.[5][3]

References
  1. Dodge, John (18 October 2018). "What A Year! Here Are All The Irish Medals Our Sports Stars Have Won In 2018". balls.ie. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018.
  2. "4 x 100 Metres Relay Women – Final – Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. O'Keeffe, Alan (22 July 2018). "'I gave it all I had,' says Rhasidat (15) of her golden run". Independent.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. "15-year-old Rhasidat Adeleke storms to 200m gold for Ireland at European Championships". The42.ie. 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. O'Riordan, Ian (29 July 2017). "Three reasons to be cheerful for the future of Irish athletics Gina Akpe-Moses, Patience Jumbo-Gula and Rhasidat Adeleke represent new generation". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2018.


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