Daryll Neita

Daryll Neita

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1996-08-29) 29 August 1996
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 4×100 m relay

Daryll Neita (born 29 August 1996) is a British female sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 Olympic Games.^[1]

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 ran a personal best of 11.23 in the semifinals) 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 semifinals. 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.^[2]

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