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My Take
Zharnel Hughes is a sprinter whose backstory I find genuinely charming. Born in 1995 in Sandy Ground on Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory, he has raced for Great Britain at the Olympics and World Athletics, and for England at the Commonwealth Games since 2015. The 100 and 200 metres are his events, and at 190 cm he has the long-strider's frame that suits the longer dash. I respect the path from a tiny Caribbean island to the top of British sprinting. It speaks to real drive. For the record, the profile's 'American' tag is off; he is Anguilla-born and competes as British.
Overview
Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995) is an Anguilla-born British sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Born and raised in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he has competed internationally for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, World Athletics and European Athletics events, and for England at the Commonwealth Games, since 2015.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zharnel Hughes
- Name (Japanese)
- ツァーネル・ヒューズ
- Reading
- つぁーねる・ひゅーず
- Born
- July 13, 1995 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Sandy Ground, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- sprinter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.