Joy Eze (British sprinter)

Joy Eze (born 31 May 2004) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. The British Universities and Colleges and European U20 champion over 100 metres, she was British Indoor Championships runner-up over 60 metres in 2025 and made her major international debut at the European Indoor Championships in 2025.^[1]

From Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Eze attended St Mary’s Catholic High School.^[2] She is a member of the Gateshead Harriers. She studied Pharmacy at Newcastle University.^[3]

In 2021 competing at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Eze won the bronze medal in the individual 100 metres, and the gold medal in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.^[4] She was selected to compete in the British team for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.^[5]

She won the British Universities 60 m title in March 2023, as well as the national U20 60 m title that month.^[6] In August 2023, Eze became European U20 champion in the 100 metres in Jerusalem, Israel, pipping compatriot Renee Regis into silver by 0.01 seconds.^[7] She lowered her personal best over 100 m to 11.37 s at the event.^[8] Eze and Regis were then part of the women's 4 × 100 m relay team that won the silvermedal at the championships.^[9]

In May 2024, she won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 100 metres title in a time of 11.49 seconds.^[10] That month, she was selected to represent England at the Loughborough International.^[11]

She finished second over 60 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships, in Birmingham, in February 2025.^[12] She was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, where she ran 7.20 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals. In the semi-final she ran 7.25 seconds and did not progress to the final.^[13][14][15]

She was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen.^[16]