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St Mary’s Shemar Boldizsar on his Olympic dreams

December 9, 2019
Shemar Boldizsar sprints to gold at the European U23 Championships. Photo courtesy of Boldizsar

Shemar Boldizsar is a 200m sprinter at St Mary’s University in Twickenham.

His 2019 season was one full of personal bests that culminated in him winning the gold medal at the European U23 Championships for Great Britain in July.

At just 20-years-old, Boldizsar has a bright future ahead of him in athletics. 

His personal best in the 200m is 20.65 and if he can continue to bring that time down, he will be challenging for a spot at the Olympics.

Whether is 2020, or 2024, Boldizsar is on track to make his mark on the Olympic games. 

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  • Becky Thompson

    Becky is a reporter at the Sports Gazette for 2019/2020 and moved here from Canada to do her MA in Sports Journalism at St Mary's University. She has done work in both written and digital journalism, and has over three years of commentary and broadcast experience. She has interests across all sports, and is particularly interested in how social issues and politics interact with sport. Becky is a high-level ultimate frisbee athlete and has played competitive sports her entire life, including provincial level football and field hockey. Follow her on Twitter @becksthompson16 and on Instagram @beckythompson16.

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