Craig Pickering was born 16 October 1986 in Crawley , and is a British sprinter, currently based at the Marshall Milton Keynes Athletics Club; however, he also runs for Bath University and Newham and Essex Beagles. He is a former student of the Royal Latin School and got pointed in the sprinting direction by his PE teacher Adam Izzard.He had success as a youth athlete, winning the bronze medal in the 100m at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics.
He first came into the public eye in June 2005, when he beat Darren Campbell in the 100 m at a meet in Bedford. During 2007, he has found success on the indoor circuit, winning the 60m event at the European Indoor Trials and UK Championships in Sheffield in early February.