Reece Noel Prescod (born 29 February 1996) is a retired British sprinter. He represented his country at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. Prescod won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2018 European Championships and bronze for the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2022 World Championships.
Biography Prescod qualified in first place at the GB trials to gain selection for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, ahead of former World Championships finalist James Dasaolu. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the event, finishing seventh in the final.
Having retained his British 200 metres British title in 2018, he finished second in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championships, behind teammate Zharnel Hughes.Heats results
Prescod broke the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres for the first time in 2018 and did it four times that year (including a wind-assisted 9.88 s at the Eugene Diamond League event in Oregon, U.S.).
He won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, finishing 0.01 s behind race winner Zharnel Hughes.
At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, he reached the semi-finals.
He was part of the Great Britain men's 4 × 100 metres relay team which took bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Prescod announced his retirement from professional athletics on 4 August 2025.
On 7 January 2026, Prescod announced that he would take part in the Enhanced Games.
Achievements Personal bests Event Time (s) Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes 60 metres indoor 6.49 Berlin, Germany 10 February 2023 100 metres 9.93 –1.2 Ostrava, Czech Republic 31 May 2022 9.88 +2.4 Eugene, OR, United States 26 May 2018 Wind-assisted 150 metres 14.87 +0.6 Gateshead, United Kingdom 8 September 2018 #8 all-time 200 metres 20.31 –0.4 Szczecin, Poland 15 August 2021
International competitions Representing Great Britain2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom 7th100 m10.17−0.82018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany2nd100 m9.960.02021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan– (sf)100 m−0.12022World ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States23rd (h)100 m10.15 +0.23rd4 × 100 m relay37.83European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany7th100 m10.18 +0.12023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey8th60 m6.64World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary23rd (sf)100 m10.26 −0.3
Circuit wins, and National titles Diamond League 2018: Shanghai (100m) British Athletics Championships 100 metres: 2017, 2018 British Indoor Athletics Championships 60 metres: 2023
Seasonal bests Year 60 metres 100 metres 200 metres 2012 — — 21.92 2013 7.01 10.73 21.21 2014 — 10.71 — 2015 — — 20.70 2016 — 10.04 20.38 2017 6.62 10.03 20.83 2018 6.61 9.94 — 2019 6.53 9.97 — 2020 — — — 2021 — 10.12 20.31 2022 — 9.93 20.5520236.499.99—
Track records
As of 6 September 2024, Prescod holds the following track records for 100 metres.
LocationTimeWindspeedm/sDate Newham 10.09 + 1.2 07/05/2017 Savona 9.94 + 2.7 24/05/2023
Retirement On 4 August 2025 Prescod announced his retirement from the track through his Instagram account, he said "Athletics has taught me invaluable lessons, the true meaning of hard work, dedication, and discipline".
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