{{Short description|British sprinter (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{EngvarB|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Maya Bruney | fullname = | image = Maya Bruney.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = {{flatlist| * Italian * British }} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1998|02|24}} | birth_place = London, United Kingdom | height = | weight = | education = {{ubl|University of East London|BRIT School}} | country = Italy (2021–) <br /> Great Britain (–2020) | sport = Athletics | event = Sprints | coach = |pb = {{ubl }} | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{GBR2}}}} {{Medal|Competition|European U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Grosseto|200 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2017 Grosseto|4x100 m relay}} {{Medal|Bronze|2017 Grosseto|4x400 m relay}} }}
'''Maya Bruney''' (born 24 February 1998) is a British-Italian sprinter who has been competing for Italy since 2021. Running for Great Britain, she won the gold medal in the 200 metres and bronze medals for the 4 × 100 and 4 × 400 metres relays at the 2017 European Under-20 Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/15441422.Croydon_runner_grabs_gold_at_European_Junior_Athletics_Championships/|title=Croydon runner grabs gold at European Junior Athletics Championships|website=Croydon Guardian|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/sport/21434604.hat-trick-medals-university-east-london-sports-scholar-maya-bruney/|title=Hat-trick of medals for University of East London sports scholar Maya Bruney|work=Newham Recorder|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref>
==Biography== Maya Bruney was born in London, UK. She has dual nationality as her mother is Italian.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-31|title=Maya Bruney following in some fast footsteps|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/interviews/maya-bruney-following-some-fast-footsteps-74596/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=AW}}</ref> From 2012 to 2016, Bruney attended the BRIT School in Croydon.<ref>{{cite web|title=The BRIT School – Ones To Watch (July 2017)|url=http://www.brittrust.co.uk/the-brit-school-ones-to-watch-july-2017/|website=brittrust.co.uk|publisher=The BRIT Trust|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref> In July 2014, she was awarded the BRIT School excellence in design award for a sneaker design, and in July 2016, was awarded for the second time for her end of year design portfolio. Her portfolio gave her different offers and she chose University of East London.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anstice|first1=Gareth|title=Maya, 19, is the star of the GB under-20 team after brilliant sprinting display in Italy|url=https://www.uel.ac.uk/news/2017/07/maya-bruney-wins-gold-and-two-bronzes|publisher=University of East London|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref> Bruney started athletics at age seven and began competing in the long jump and sprints events three years later. At age 12, she transferred from South London Harriers to Blackheath and Bromley Harriers where she was coached by her father.
In 2011, Bruney became the 200 metres English Schools' Athletics Championships winner.<ref name="PowerOf10">{{Cite web|url=http://powerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=73958|title=Athlete Profile|website=powerof10.info|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> At the 2012 edition of this championships, she became the 100 metres champion and was part of the U15 record-breaking Surrey 4 x 100 m relay team, coached by her father. To this day, the team holds the British U15 Record in a time of 47.37.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglist.aspx?event=4x100&agegroup=U15&sex=W&alltime=y|title=Ranking List|website=thepowerof10.info|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805020115/http://thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglist.aspx?event=4x100&agegroup=U15&sex=W&alltime=y|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In February 2017, Bruney won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the British Indoor Athletics Championships. Outdoors in April, she became the BUCS 200 m champion. In July, the 19-year-old became the only athlete to achieve a hat-trick of medals at the 2017 European Under-20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy. She won the 200 m with a time of 23.04 seconds and earned bronze medals for the 4 x 100 m and 4 x 400 m relays. After her successful 2017 season, Bruney was nominated for the European Athlete of the Year award.
In February 2021, World Athletics confirmed her transfer of allegiance from Britain to Italy.<ref name="WAprofile">{{cite web |title=Maya BRUNEY – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/maya-bruney-14452326 |website=World Athletics |access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> She now competes for female athletic club in Italy, Bracco Atletica.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-16|title=Welcome Maya|url=https://www.braccoatletica.it/welcome-maya/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-16|title=MAYA BRUNEY, LA NUOVA VELOCISTA ITALIANA DELLA BRACCO|url=https://www.fidalmilano.it/attivita/gare/3066-maya-bruney-la-nuova-velocista-italiana-della-bracco.html|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301063043/http://fidalmilano.it/attivita/gare/3066-maya-bruney-la-nuova-velocista-italiana-della-bracco.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2022, Bruney placed third in the 400 m at the Italian Indoor Championships.<ref name="WAprofile" />
==Achievements== ===International competitions=== {|{{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}} |- !colspan=6|Representing {{GBR2}} |- |rowspan=3|2017 |rowspan=3|European U20 Championships |rowspan=3|Grosseto, Italy |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |23.04 {{AthAbbr|EU20L}} |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m relay |44.17 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 400 m relay |3:33.68 |- !colspan=6|Representing {{ITA}} |- |2022 |rowspan=3|Mediterranean Games |rowspan=3|Oran, Algeria |8th |200 m |23.81 |}
===Personal bests=== :* 60 metres indoor – 7.45 (Newham 2018) * 100 metres – 11.82 (+1.4 m/s, Newham 2017) * 200 metres – 23.04 (−1.0 m/s, Grosseto 2017) ** 200 metres indoor – 24.00 (Sheffield 2017) * 400 metres – 53.10 (Bedford 2018) * 4 × 400 m split – 51.70 (Grosseto 2017)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/final-medal-flurry-sees-gb-juniors-equal-their-best-ever/|title=Final medal flurry sees GB juniors equal their best ever|work=British Athletics|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> ** 400 metres indoor – 53.19 (Columbia, SC 2022)
===National championships=== {|{{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}} |- |2011 |English Schools' Championships |Gateshead, United Kingdom |1st |200 m |24.74 |- |rowspan=2|2012 |rowspan=2|English Schools' Championships |rowspan=2|Gateshead, United Kingdom |1st |100 m |12.10 |- |1st |4 × 100 m relay |47.37 |- |rowspan=3|2017 |British Indoor Championships |Sheffield, United Kingdom |3rd |200 m {{AthAbbr|i}} |24.00 |- |rowspan=2|BUCS Championships |rowspan=2|Bedford, United Kingdom |1st |200 m |23.95 (−2.9) |- |1st |4 × 100 m relay |45.76 |- |2018 |BUCS Championships |Bedford, United Kingdom |1st |400 m |53.1 |- |rowspan=2|2022 |rowspan=2|Italian Championships |rowspan=2|Ancona, Italy |3rd |400 m |53.80 |- |1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:39.14 |}
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== External links == * {{sports links}} * [https://www.fidal.it/atleta/Maya-Fonda-Bruney/dq2RmpKfamQ= Maya Fonda Bruney] at FIDAL {{in lang|it}} * {{Official website|https://mayabruney.com/}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruney, Maya}} Category:1998 births Category:British women sprinters Category:English women sprinters Category:Alumni of the University of East London Category:People educated at the BRIT School Category:Living people Category:Italian women sprinters Category:Athletes from London Category:English people of Italian descent Category:21st-century English sportswomen Category:21st-century Italian sportswomen