Xavi Mo-Ajok (born 16 September 2002) is a Dutch sprinter. He has won Dutch national indoor titles over 60 metres and 200 metres. He won silver at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay.[1]
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Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 16 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.69 (Apeldoorn, 2024) 100m: 10.26 (La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2023) 200m: 20.59 (Oordegem, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe was a silver medalist at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[2] In 2022, he became Dutch indoor champion over 200 metres in Apeldoorn.[3] In 2023, he was included with the Dutch relay pool for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[4]
In February 2024, he became Dutch indoor champion over 60 metres in Apeldoorn.[5] He ran as part of the Dutch 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[6][7]
He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the 4 x 100 metres relay in Rome in June 2024.[8]
Personal life
editHe is from Hoogvliet, near Rotterdam. He competed as a judoka before concentrating on sprinting.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Xavi Mo-Ajok". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "European U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Dutch Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Hassan and Bol feature on Dutch team for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Sprint veteran Churandy Martina (39) wants to go to the Games with Xavi Mo-Ajok (21): 'It's time for the young boys'". parool.nl. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Great performance by TeamNL during the first day of the World Championship relay". Runnersworld. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Van judoka tot de snelste man van Nederland: Xavi Mo-Ajok droomt van Olympische Spelen". ad.nl. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ ""oud judoka" Xavi Joy Mo-Ajok van "de Korte" judoka tot snelste man van Nederland". Dekorte.nl. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.