Leon Reid

Leon Reid (born 26 July 1994) is a former British-Irish track and field sprinter. He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Northern Ireland's first athletics medal in 28 years, and silver in the event at the 2013 European Under-23 Championships. This was the first Commonwealth Games athletics medal for Northern Ireland in 28 years.

Reid won the 200 metres at the Irish Athletics Championships in June 2021, and was nominated for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics team.

Reid was selected for the Northern Irish team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but on 12 July 2022, he was barred from participating on security grounds.

Personal life Reid was born in Bath to an English-Jamaican father, and a mother from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was adopted by a woman whose parents were from the Republic of Ireland. He has self-identified as both Northern Irish and Irish.

In April 2021, Reid was charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine by Bristol Crown Court. In February 2022, he was given a 22-month suspended sentence, and ordered to do 220 hours of unpaid work.

International competitions