Success Eduan

Success Odyase Eduan (born 27 September 2004) is a British sprinter. She won the 2026 UK Athletics Championships title and 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships title over 200 metres.

Early life From Blackley, Manchester, she attended St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School in Moston, Manchester, where she was head girl. Her athletic talent was spotted early at the school whilst running cross-country. She later attended Loreto College, Manchester. She combined her athletics career with studying midwifery at the University of Salford even as she became British champion.

Career Eduan won a gold medal and a bronze medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in July 2021. She won bronze in the 200 m and gold after anchoring the victorious women's 4 × 100 m relay. In 2022, Eduan won the national U20 title over 200 metres, and was selected to represent Britain at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.

In February 2023, Eduan won at the British Indoor Championships in Birmingham over 200 metres with a time of 23.49 seconds. In August 2023, she won bronze at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem in the 200 metres. She was then part of a 4 × 100 m relay team that won silver at the championships.

In May 2024, Eduan finished runner-up to Joy Eze at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Championships (BUCS) in the 100 metres, running a time of 11.52 seconds, while competing for Salford University. In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. Eduan ran the anchor leg for the Great Britain team which won gold in the women's 4 × 100 metres at the World Athletics Relays Championship on 11 May 2025. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway in 22.74 seconds. Later in the championships, she anchored the British women's 4 × 100 metres relay team to gold in a championship record time of 42.92 seconds.

Eduan finished in fourth place in the 200 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, in a personal best 22.53 seconds. She was selected for the British relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. In October 2025, she was named on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.

Eduan was named in the British squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana. She anchored the women's 4 × 100 metres as Great Britain secured qualification for the 2027 World Championships. In June 2026, she won the 200 m title at the UK Championships in a personal best of 22.43 seconds. Competing at the 2026 London Athletics Meet on 18 July, she ran the 200 m in 22.53 seconds. She was a finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, placing seventh overall. Later at the Games, she also competed in the women's relay. On 15 August, Eduan won the gold medal with the British women's relay team at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with the quartet of Dina Asher-Smith, Amy Hunt, Eduan and Imani-Lara Lansiquot finishing more than a second clear of the field in 42.05 seconds. She was also a finalist in the 200 metres at the championships.

Athletics achievements Personal bests International competitions

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