Efe Uwaifo (born 15 May 1995) is a British

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er. In 2023, he became the British champion in the

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

Biography

Uwaifo was educated at

Haberdashers' Boys' School Haberdashers' Boys' School (formerly Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School) is a 4–18 boys Independent school (United Kingdom) in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school was ...

and

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

, he came to prominence when he won the bronze medal at the

2021 British Athletics Championships The 2021 British Athletics Championships was the national championships in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, which also served as the main qualifying event for athletics competitors for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics ...

. He became the British champion in 2023, after winning the gold medal at the

at the 2023 British Athletics Championships, held in Manchester and successfully defended his title in 2024.

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* 1995 births Living people English male triple jumpers British male triple jumpers British Athletics Championships winners Harvard Crimson men's track and field athletes 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-triplejump-athletics-bio-stub