Desiree Henry

Desiree Henry

Desiree Henry (left) at the 2013 European Junior Championships.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Great Britain
World Relays
	2014 Nassau	4 x 200 m
European Championships
	2014 Zṻrich	4 x 100 m
Women's athletics (junior)
Representing Great Britain
World Youth Championships
	2011 Lille	200 m
European Junior Championships
	2013 Rieti	4 x 100 m relay
	2013 Rieti	200 m

Desiree Henry (born 26 August 1995 in Edmonton, in the Borough of Enfield England) is an English sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

Career

She is the 2011 World Youth Champion in the 200 m. Her personal bests are 11.11 for the 100 m and 22.94 for the 200 m, both set in 2015.

Desiree Henry was one of seven young people who lit the Olympic cauldron at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. All were nominated by famous British Olympians, with Henry being nominated by decathlete Daley Thompson.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	1st	200 m	23.25
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	4th	200 m	23.34
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	2nd	200 m	23.56
			1st	4 x 100 m	43.81
2014	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4 x 200 m	1:29.61
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, Oregon, USA	4th	100m	11.56 (wind: -1.0m/s)
			—	4×100m relay	DNF
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	7th	100 m	11.43 (11.21)
			1st	4 x 100 m	42.24
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	4th	4 x 100 m	42.10

Note: Results in brackets indicate superior time achieved in qualifying rounds.

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by Li Ning	Final Summer Olympic Torchbearer (with Callum Airlie, Jordan Duckitt, Katie Kirk, Cameron MacRitchie, Aidan Reynolds, and Adelle Tracey) London 2012	Succeeded by TBD