Divine Duruaku (born 10 February 2002) is a British high jumper. He was joint-winner of the 2025 UK Athletics Championships.[1]
 2025 UK Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 10 February 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | High jump: 2.22m (Birmingham, 2026) |
Medal record | |
Biography
editDuruaku competed in the 2022 Loughborough International[2] and won the England Athletics Championships title in Chelmsford in July 2023, with a jump of 2.10 metres.[3]
He finished third in the high jump at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[4]
In 2025, Duruaku became the British high jump champion, after being a joint-winner of the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 2 August 2025, alongside Charlie Husbands, with both athletes clearing 2.14 metres and agreeing to share the title.[5][6]
On 15 February, he jumped 2.15 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, placing third behind Joel Clarke-Khan and Regan Corrin.[7] That month he jumped a new personal best of 2.21 metres at Cardiff Met JumpsFest in Wales.[8] In April, he improved his personal best to 2.22 metres in Birmingham.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Divine Duruaku". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ↑ "A day of high drama unfolds at Loughborough International". Loughborough University. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "England Athletics Senior Open Championships". World Athletics. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hinchcliffe seals first UK title as athletes book spots at Paris 2024". British Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (2 August 2025). "Okoye Breaks 40-Year-old National Champs Discus Record". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ Poole, Harry (2 August 2025). "Hughes and Hunt win British 100m titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (15 February 2026). "SCOTT LINCOLN CLAIMS NATIONAL TITLE NO.21 IN BIRMINGHAM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "Cardiff Met JumpsFest". World Athletics. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "University of Birmingham T&F Seriesnot". World Athletics. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
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