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Desirèe Henry
Henry at the 2013 European Junior Championships
Personal information
Born (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres, 200 meters and 400 meters
Coached byMike MacFarlane
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 4×100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zürich 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome 4×100 m relay
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rieti 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rieti 200 m
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lille 200 m
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nassau 4×200 m relay

Desirèe Henry (born 26 August 1995) is a British sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She won an Olympic silver medal in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 Rio Games, and a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London.

Childhood

Henry was born on 26 August 1995 in Edmonton, London. She attended Highfield Primary School and St Anne's Catholic High School. She is of Antiguan and Guyanese descent.[1]

Career

Henry is the 2011 World Youth Champion in the 200 meters. Her personal bests are 11.06 for the 100 meters, 22.46 for the 200 meters and 52.27 in the 400 meters all set in 2016.[2]

Henry was one of seven young people who lit the Olympic cauldron at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. All were nominated by famous British Olympians, with Henry being nominated by decathlete Daley Thompson.[3]

She ran the anchor leg as Great Britain won the 4x100 metres relay at the 2014 European Championships in Zurich.[4]

Henry improved her personal bests in 2016 to 11.06 in the 100 meters and 22.46 in the 200 meters and earned selection for the Rio Olympics. She began sprinting over 400 meters in 2015 but soon returned to shorter distances. In Rio, she reached the semifinals of the 100 metres, running 11.09, having run 11.08 in her heat. She went on to win a bronze medal in the sprint relay, setting a new British record of 41.77, along with her teammates Asha Philip, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita.[5]

She won a silver medal as part of the 4x100 metres relay team at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London [6] and gold in the same event at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[7]

On 5 July 2024, Henry was named in the British 4x100 metres relay squad for the Paris Olympics.[8] She won a silver medal in the event, having run on the last leg in the heats.[9]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 1st 200 m 23.25
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 4th 200 m 23.34
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 2nd 200 m 23.56
1st 4 × 100 m 43.81
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 200 m 1:29.61
World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 4th 100m 11.56 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
— 4 × 100 m DNF
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 7th 100 m 11.43 (11.21)
1st 4 × 100 m 42.24
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 4th 4 × 100 m 42.10
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd (sf) 100 m 11.091
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th (sf) 100 m 11.09
3rd 4 × 100 m 41.77
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 18th (sf) 100 m 11.24
2nd 4 × 100 m 42.12
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan – 4 × 100 m DNF
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st 4 × 100 m 41.91
Olympic Games Paris, France 2nd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 42.03

Note: Results in brackets indicate superior time achieved in qualifying rounds.

1Did not finish in the final

References

  1. ^ "Latest Caribbean and Latin America News". 15 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Desiree Henry". Power of 10. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ^ Bloom, Ben. "Desiree Henry: from lighting London's Olympic flame to competing in Rio". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Islington teenager Desirèe Henry wins European gold in 4X100m". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Great Britain win Olympic women's 4x100m relay bronze". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Women's 4x100m relay final IAAF World Championships London 2017". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ^ "DOUBLE GOLD DELIGHT ON FINAL NIGHT AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  8. ^ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  9. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (8 August 2024). "US teams enjoy 4x100m heats success as Johnson-Thompson takes early heptathlon lead in Paris". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Final Olympic torchbearer
(with Callum Airlie, Jordan Duckitt, Katie Kirk, Cameron MacRitchie, Aidan Reynolds, and Adelle Tracey)
London 2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Final Summer Olympic torchbearer
(with Callum Airlie, Jordan Duckitt, Katie Kirk, Cameron MacRitchie, Aidan Reynolds, and Adelle Tracey)
London 2012 		Succeeded by
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desir%C3%A8e_Henry