Adam Gemili

Adam Ahmed Gemili is a British sprinter. He is the 2014 European champion at 200 metres, and 4 x 100 metres relay, and part of the Great Britain team that won gold in the 2017 World Championships in the same event. He was the first British Athlete to go sub-10s in the 100m and sub-20s in the 200m.

Formerly a football player, Gemili played as a defender for Football League Two team Dagenham & Redbridge,[14] and joined Thurrock on loan at the end of August 2011, where he made 12 appearances in the Isthmian League.

In 2012 Gemili switched full-time to Athletics. He is the first sprinter of either North African or Middle Eastern descent to break both the 10 second and 20 second barriers for 100 and 200 metres respectively and is the first Briton to run both the 100 m in less than 10 seconds, and the 200 m in less than 20.

In July 2020 Adam was announced as a board member of the track and field athletes' union, the Athletics Association.