Imani-Lara Lansiquot (born 17 December 1997) is an English sprinter who competes mainly in the 100 metres. She finished fourth in the 100 metres finals at both the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships and the 2017 European U23 Championships. In the 4 × 100 metres relay, she won a gold medal at the 2018 European Championships, silver at the 2019 World Championships (where she ran in the heats but not the final), and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her 100 metres best of 10.99 secs, ranks her third on the UK all-time list.
Career
Born in Peckham, Lansiquot first ran inside 12 seconds for the 100 metres as a 15-year-old, winning the Surrey Schools Championships in 11.98 in June 2013 and winning the English Schools Championships in 11.91 in July 2013.
Lansiquot ran 11.56 secs in her heat at the 2015 European Junior Championships, before going on to finish fifth in the final in 11.74. She then won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. The following year, she ran 11.17 secs in her heat at the 2016 World U20 Championships, to move to second on the UK under 20 all-time list behind Dina Asher-Smith (11.14 in 2014). She finished fourth in the final with 11.37 secs. She also finished fourth in the 100 metres final at the 2017 European U23 Championships in 11.58.
At the 2018 Anniversary Games in London, Lansiquot ran a season's best of 11.19 secs in her heat, before improving her personal best to 11.11 in the final, to move to sixth on the UK all-time list. She ranks eighth on the UK all-time 60 metres list with 7.21 secs (2018).
In August 2018 at the European Championships in Berlin, Lansiquot finished sixth in the 100 metres final in 11.14 secs, before winning a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.
At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, she reached the 100 metres semi-finals and ran 11.35 secs, having run 11.31 to qualify as a fastest loser from the preliminary round. She went on to win a silver medal in the 4 × 100m relay, where she ran in the heats before having to withdraw from the final due to injury.
In 2020 she became British champion when winning the 100 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships with a time of 11.26 sec.
In 2023, she improved her 100m personal best to 10.99 seconds, becoming the third British woman ever to go under 11 seconds.
Personal life
Lansiquot studied psychology at King's College London. She is of Saint Lucian descent through her father. She is named after the Trinidadian cricketer Brian Lara.
International competitions
References
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1997 births
Living people
People from Peckham
Sportspeople from the London Borough of Southwark
Athletes from London
English female sprinters
British female sprinters
English people of Saint Lucian descent
World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships winners
British Athletics Championships winners
Alumni of King's College London
Black British sportswomen
Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century British women 21st-century British people