Yemi Mary John

Yemi Mary John (born 3 May 2003) is a British track and field athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Under-20 Championships.

Yemi Mary John
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2003-05-03) 3 May 2003
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres
College teamUSC Trojans
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 51.50 (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali 400 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 Cali 4×400 m relay
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Tallinn400 m

Career

Yemi Mary John ran a new personal best to finish runner up in the 400 metres at the 2021 European Under-20 Championships in Tallinn.[1]

She was a member of the British 4 × 400 m relay team that finished fifth at the 2022 World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade.[2]

John was crowned the winner at the 2022 World U20 Championship 400 m event in Cali, Colombia as she lowered her personal best throughout the rounds to win the final in 51.50 seconds, the second fastest time ever recorded by a British under-20 athlete, after Linsey MacDonald's 51.16 s from 1980. She later also won bronze in the 4x400 m relay race at the event.[3][4]

Personal life

John has an Italian father and lives in London.[5] She was set to join the University of Michigan as a sophomore in 2023,[6] but signed for the University of Southern California.[7]

References
  1. "EUROPEAN U/20 SILVER FOR YEMI MARY JOHN". wgel.org.
  2. "World Indoor Athletics Championships: British pair Lorraine Ugen and Marc Scott win bronze". Sky Sports.
  3. "YEMI MARY JOHN CROWNED WOMEN'S 400M WORLD U20 CHAMPION". British Athletics.
  4. "Two British medals as USA top medal table on final day in Cali". British Athletics.
  5. "Yemi Mary John, a little bit of Valenza in world gold". Ilpiccolo.net.
  6. "John Wins World Athletics U20 Gold, Bronze". mgoblue.com.
  7. "Yemi Mary John's golden gamble pays off in landmark season". Eurosport UK. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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