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Dina Asher-Smith 2015, in Hengelo, before becoming the first British woman Sport
British record-holding sprinter and 200m to break 11 seconds when she ran 10.99 at the London
World Champion Anniversary Games on July 25, 2015.
When finishing fifth at the 2015 World Championships,
she broke Kathy Cook’s 31-year-old British record for the
Dina Asher-Smith is shaping up to be one of Britain’s 200m, running 22.07secs. She also finished fifth in the
greatest female athletes. 200m final at the 2016 Olympics.
The 22-year-old won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the Incredibly, she achieved all of the above while studying
2018 European Championships, and stormed to victory in for a History degree at Kings College, from where she
the 200m at the World Championships in Doha in October graduated with a 2:1.
2019, to add to the silver medal she won in the 100m. During the summer of 2018, Dina won three gold medals
Britain’s fastest-ever woman is now being tipped for great at the European Championships in Berlin.
success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Her times of 10.85secs in the 100m and 21.89secs in the
Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson said: “I 200m improved the British records and made her the fastest
have been watching British athletics with the BBC since woman in the world in 2018.
2002 and in all that time I have not seen anyone like Dina She won several end-of-year awards including the Sunday
Asher-Smith.” Times Sportswoman of the Year and the BT Sport Action
Dina was the fastest teenager ever over 60m and 200m, Woman of the Year and was shortlisted for the BBC Sports
and holds the British records for both the 100m and 200m. Personality of the Year and the IAAF World Female Athlete
In the 4x100m relay, she won a silver medal at the 2017 of the Year.
World Championships, and bronze medals at the 2016 Rio In addition to being featured in many sporting
Olympics and the 2013 World Championships. She is also publications and platforms, Dina has been interviewed
the 2016 European Champion at 200m, the 2014 World for leading fashion magazines including Vogue, ELLE,
Junior Champion at 100m, and the 2013 Euro-pean Junior Interview, Stylist and Grazia.
Champion at 200m. In November 2018, she walked for Off-White at the Paris
Asher-Smith, who hails from Orpington, Kent, first broke Fashion Show and became an ambassador for brands such
the British 100m record with a time of 11.02secs on May 24, as Hublot, Puregym and Muller.

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