[1] The record time, 13.29 seconds, was set on 3 July 2011 in Mannheim, Germany at the Bauhaus Junior Gala.

He then went on to complete his A-levels at Alcester Grammar School before attending the University of the West of England, Bristol.

[citation needed] Pozzi started life as a senior athlete well, winning his first 7 races and clocking a new personal best of 7.62 over 60m hurdles at the Birmingham Games.

Pozzi was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, his first senior International representation.

He surpassed expectations by winning his heat, beating Liu Xiang in the process, with a new personal best of 7.61s which also made him fastest qualifier.

[15] Pozzi was selected to compete for Team GB after winning the British Olympic Trials on 24 June 2012.

[16] Whilst competing at a Diamond League event in Crystal Palace on 13 July 2012 he became injured in the final but was set to recover in time for the Olympic games.

In the finals, he edged Jarret Eaton of the USA by one-hundredth of a second to clinch the gold medal with a time of 7.46 sec.