Joella Lloyd (born 12 April 2002) is an athlete from Antigua and Barbuda who holds the national record in both the

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and

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sprint events. From St. John's where she attended Antigua Girls’ High School before going to study at the

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. Lloyd produced a personal best of 23.39 in the 200 metres at the

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, placing 9th overall in February 2021. On 27 February 2021, Lloyd won the indoor

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conference title at the SEC Championships, tying the all-time program record with a time of 7.15 seconds and recording the No. 1 mark in the world by any female athlete under 20 years old. Lloyd finished sixth at her

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indoor nationals debut on 13 March 2021, posting a time of 7.23 in the 60 metres. Lloyd set a new Antigua and Barbuda national record in the

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in May 2021, running 11.19 for first place at the Tennessee Challenge in

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. It was also the World U-20 leading time for 2021, beating the USA's Tionna Brown and her 11.29 run. She won the 100 m bronze and 200 m silver medal in the 2021 NACAC U20 Championships. Selected for the 100 metres in the delayed

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, Lloyd won her preliminary heat in 11.55 seconds before running 11.54 in the first round, finishing 7th in the heat. In May 2022, Lloyd added the national 200 metres record to her 100m record when she ran 23.09 at the SEC championships. Lloyd lowered this again at the NCAA championship semi-finals running 22.66 for the 200 metres. At the

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Lloyd qualified from the heats to the

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, again running below 23 seconds. She competed in the 100 metres at the

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. She reached the semi-finals of the

at the

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. In her semi-final she placed fourth and did not proceed to the final.

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