ABOUT ADAM GEMILI
British sprinter who competed in the 2012 Olympics and has won gold at the 2013 European Under 23 Championships and the 2012 World Junior Championships in the 100-meter dash.
He played youth soccer for Dagenham & Redbridge.
In the 2011 European Junior Championships, he won silver in both the 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay.
His family is of Iranian and Moroccan ancestry.
He and Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt both ran the 200-meter in less than 20 seconds as teenagers.
