Peckham’s Imani-Lara Lansiquot won bronze with fellow London sprinters Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita, Asha Philip in the 4x100m relay at the Olympics.
It was the first time the 23-year-old had represented her country at the games, and follows a successful lockdown for the former St Joseph’s Primary pupil, who went on to join Coloma Covent Girls’ School and Trinity Sixth Form College in Croydon.
In 2020 she graduated with a psychology degree from King’s College London and also won her first ever British title at the national championship 100m race that September.
Celebrating her win, Imani-Lara tweeted: “We did it! Olympic medallists! We waited five years for this moment.
“We are just four ordinary girls from London with big dreams. If you can see it you can be it. Speechless right now.”
Among those sharing their congratulations were London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who said: “The London promise in action: if you work hard, with a helping hand you can achieve anything.”