David Bolarinwa (born 20 October 1993) is a British sprinter.

Sporting career

At the inaugural

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, Bolarinwa won a bronze medal at the

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, behind

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and Masaki Nashimoto. He had entered the race as the favourite, since he ran a world leading 10.39 sec just two weeks earlier, and was the fastest in the qualifying heats. Competing for Woolwich Polytechnic School, Bolarinwa won 100 m at the 2010 UK School Games, breaking his own school games record to finish in 10.81 seconds. Bolarinwa's personal best of 10.39 sec is the second-fastest by an under-17 year old ("Youth") in the UK, second only to

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' 10.31 sec in 1999. His twin brother Daniel is a semi-professional footballer, who played for

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and

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* 1993 births Living people British male sprinters English male sprinters Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics English twins Athletes from London 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-sprint-athletics-bio-stub