Success Odyase Eduan (born 27 September 2004) is a British sprinter. She won the 2026 UK Athletics Championships title and 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships title over 200 metres.
Early life From Blackley, Manchester, she attended St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School in Moston, Manchester, where she was head girl. Her athletic talent was spotted early at the school whilst running cross-country. She later attended Loreto College, Manchester. She combined her athletics career with studying midwifery at the University of Salford even as she became British champion.
Career Eduan won a gold medal and a bronze medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in July 2021. She won bronze in the 200 m and gold after anchoring the victorious women's 4 × 100 m relay. In 2022, Eduan won the national U20 title over 200 metres, and was selected to represent Britain at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.
In February 2023, Eduan won at the British Indoor Championships in Birmingham over 200 metres with a time of 23.49 seconds. In August 2023, she won bronze at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem in the 200 metres. She was then part of a 4 × 100 m relay team that won silver at the championships.
In May 2024, Eduan finished runner-up to Joy Eze at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Championships (BUCS) in the 100 metres, running a time of 11.52 seconds, while competing for Salford University. In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. Eduan ran the anchor leg for the Great Britain team which won gold in the women's 4 × 100 metres at the World Athletics Relays Championship on 11 May 2025. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway in 22.74 seconds. Later in the championships, she anchored the British women's 4 × 100 metres relay team to gold in a championship record time of 42.92 seconds.
Eduan finished in fourth place in the 200 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, in a personal best 22.53 seconds. She was selected for the British relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. In October 2025, she was named on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.
Eduan was named in the British squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana. She anchored the women's 4 × 100 metres as Great Britain secured qualification for the 2027 World Championships. In June 2026, she won the 200 m title at the UK Championships in a personal best of 22.43 seconds. Competing at the 2026 London Athletics Meet on 18 July, she ran the 200 m in 22.53 seconds. She was a finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, placing seventh overall. Later at the Games, she also competed in the women's relay. On 15 August, Eduan won the gold medal with the British women's relay team at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with the quartet of Dina Asher-Smith, Amy Hunt, Eduan and Imani-Lara Lansiquot finishing more than a second clear of the field in 42.05 seconds. She was also a finalist in the 200 metres at the championships. At the 2026 Diamond League Final in Brussels in September, she placed seventh in the 200 metres. The following weekend, she was part of the Great Britain mixed 4 × 100 metres relay team which placed third at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
Athletics achievements Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotesIndividual eventsIndoor60 metres7.41Birmingham, United Kingdom26 February 2022200 metres 23.41Birmingham, United Kingdom18 February 2024Outdoor100 metres11.39-0.1Mannheim, Germany24 June 2023200 metres22.43-0.9Birmingham, United Kingdom21 June 2026Team eventsOutdoor4 × 100 metres relay41.88Tokyo, Japan20 September 20254 × 400 metres relay3:51.44Birmingham, United Kingdom3 August 2024 International competitions 2021European U20 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia3rd200 m23.621st4 × 100 m relay44.622022World U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia12th (sf)200 m23.562023European U20 ChampionshipsJerusalem, Israel3rd200 m23.342nd4 × 100 m relay43.822025World RelaysGuangzhou, China1st4 × 100 m relay42.21European U23 ChampionshipsBergen, Norway1st200 m22.741st4 × 100 m relay42.92World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan4th4 × 100 m relay42.072026World RelaysGaborone, Botswana—4 × 100 m relay ()2nd42.90 ()Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom7th200 m23.045th4 × 100 m relay43.45European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom6th200 m22.661st4 × 100 m relay42.05World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary13th (h)200 m22.93
National championships and competitions 2018England Championships, U15 eventsBedford2nd200 m25.712019England Indoor Championships, U15 eventsSheffield1st200 m24.72England Championships, U15 eventsBedford1st200 m23.712020England Championships, U17 eventsSheffield1st200 m24.132021England Championships, U20 eventsBedford1st200 m23.702022England Indoor Championships, U20 eventsSheffield1st200 m23.44British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham5th60 m7.41England Championships, U20 eventsBedford1st200 m23.622023England Indoor Championships, U20 eventsSheffield1st200 m23.54British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham1st200 m23.49England Championships, U20 eventsChelmsford1st200 m23.61British ChampionshipsManchester6th200 m23.202024British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham2nd200 m23.41British ChampionshipsManchester5th200 m23.152025Wales Championships, U23 eventsCardiff1st200 m22.69British ChampionshipsBirmingham4th200 m22.532026British ChampionshipsBirmingham1st200 m22.43
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