Daryll Neita

Daryll Neita

File:2018 European Athletics Championships Day 1 (17) (cropped).jpg Neita at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Nationality	British English
Born	(1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 London, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain England
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay World Championships 2017 London 4×100 m relay 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay European Championships 2018 Berlin 4×100 m relay 2016 Amsterdam 4×100 m relay

Daryll Neita (born 29 August 1996) is a British sprinter. She won Olympic bronze medals in 2016 and 2021, and World Championship silver medals in 2017 and 2019 in the 4 × 100 metres relay. Her 100 metres best of 10.93 secs (2021) puts her second on the UK all-time list behind Dina Asher-Smith.

Career

In 2015, Neita finished fourth in the 100 metres final at the European Junior Championships, in 11.69 seconds. In 2016, she finished second with 11.24 seconds (having run a personal best of 11.23 in the semi-finals) in the 100 metres at the British Championships, earning Olympic selection. A week later at the 2016 European Championships, she won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay. On 22 July 2016, Neita and her teammates Asha Philip, Desiree Henry and Dina Asher-Smith broke the British record in the 4 x 100 metres, with 41.81 seconds.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Neita was eliminated in the heats of the 100 metres in 11.41, narrowly failing to qualify for the semi-finals. In the sprint relay, she won a bronze medal along with teammates Asha Philip, Desiree Henry and Dina Asher-Smith, improving the British record they had set a month earlier with 41.77 seconds. On winning Neita said "I am speechless. I am so proud of our team. We absolutely smashed it."

On 17 June 2017, Neita improved her 100 metres personal best to 11.20 secs at the England U23 Championships, before going on to finish second at the British Championships on 1 July, running 11.25, earning World Championship selection. A week later at the Anniversary Games in London, she further improved her 100 metres best with 11.14, to move to seventh on the UK all-time list. At the 2017 World Championships in London, she ran 11.15 in her 100 metres heat to qualify for the semi-finals, where she was eliminated running 11.16. She went on to win a silver medal in the sprint relay, along with her 2016 Olympic teammates Philip, Henry and Asher-Smith.

In June 2018, Neita ran 11.19 secs to finish second at the British Championships, earning selection for the European Championships in Berlin. At the Championships she qualified for the semi finials but missed out on the final after finishing 4th in a time of 11.27.

In September 2019, Neita finished in 1st place in the 100m, representing Europe in The Match, a two-day team competition against the USA in Minsk, Belarus. At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, she improved her 100 metres best to 11.12 secs to reach the semi-finals, where she ran 11.18. She went on to win a silver medal in the 4 × 100m relay.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain
2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	4th	100 m	11.69
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	4 × 100 m	42.45
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	25th (h)	100 m	11.41
			3rd	4 × 100 m	41.77
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	13th (sf)	100 m	11.16
			2nd	4 × 100 m	42.12
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	10th (sf)	100 m	11.27
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	11th (sf)	100 m	11.18
			2nd	4 × 100 m	41.85
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	8th	100 m	11.12
			3rd	4 × 100 m	41.88
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	10th (sf)	60 m	7.15
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semi-finals (sf)