David Bolarinwa
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David Bolarinwa is a British
sprinter
.
At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
in Singapore
, Bolarinwa won a bronze medal at the 100 metres
, behind Odane Skeen
and Masaki Nashimoto
. He had entered the race as the favourite, since he ran a world leading 10.39 sec just two weeks earlier, and was the fastest in the qualifying heats.
Competing for Woolwich Polytechnic
, Bolarinwa won 100 m at the 2010 UK School Games, breaking his own school games record to finish in 10.81 seconds.
Bolarinwa's personal best of 10.39 sec is the second-fastest by an under-17 year old ("Youth") in the UK, second only to Mark Lewis-Francis
' 10.31 sec in 1999.
United Kingdom
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sprinter
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
.
At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Bolarinwa won a bronze medal at the 100 metres
Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 100 metres
These are the results of the boys' 100 metres event at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The qualification heats took place on August 18, at 11:20 and the Finals on August 21.-Medalists:-Records:Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows....
, behind Odane Skeen
Odane Skeen
Odane Skeen is a Jamaican sprinter.At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Skeen won the 100 metres in a new personal best of 10.42 seconds, ahead of Masaki Nashimoto and David Bolarinwa.-External links:...
and Masaki Nashimoto
Masaki Nashimoto
is a Japanese sprinter.Nashimoto competed in the 100 metre sprint at the 2009 Asian Youth Games and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, both held in Singapore, winning gold and silver respectively. In the latter, Nashimoto lost out to Odane Skeen but beat favourite David Bolarinwa to silver in a photo...
. He had entered the race as the favourite, since he ran a world leading 10.39 sec just two weeks earlier, and was the fastest in the qualifying heats.
Competing for Woolwich Polytechnic
Woolwich Polytechnic
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys is a secondary school for boys in the London Borough of Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom.-The founding of Woolwich Polytechnic:...
, Bolarinwa won 100 m at the 2010 UK School Games, breaking his own school games record to finish in 10.81 seconds.
Bolarinwa's personal best of 10.39 sec is the second-fastest by an under-17 year old ("Youth") in the UK, second only to Mark Lewis-Francis
Mark Lewis-Francis
Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold...
' 10.31 sec in 1999.