Daniel attended Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford. He proceeded to
Dartford Grammar School for his secondary education. In 2023, he was runner up in the 110m hurdles at the English Schools Championships. He attended the
University of Nottingham from 2023 where he studies law. In June 2023, coached by
Tony Jarrett at
Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club, he became the England under-20 champion in the 110m hurdles in
Chelmsford. In February 2024, he finished third in the 60m hurdles at the
2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. That month, he set a personal best of 7.72 in the process of winning the
British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 60m hurdles title. The time placed him second all-time in the British under-20 age group to
Jon Ridgeon’s 7.68 which was set almost 40 years previously. He also won the BUCS outdoor 110m hurdles title in May 2024 in Manchester, running 13.66 seconds. In June 2024, he won the South of England U20 title over 110m hurdles. That month, he became the
British 110 metres hurdles champion after winning the
2024 British Athletics Championships in
Manchester ahead of
Sam Bennett. At the age of 19 years-old, he became the first U20 athlete to win the title since
Colin Jackson. In July, Daniel secured his place for the U20 World Championships, 2024 by winning the U20 110m hurdles at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. He was subsequently selected for the
2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in
Lima,
Peru. In October 2024, he was nominated by
Athletics Weekly for best British male junior. In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. Goriola won the gold medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the
2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships. He was selected for the British team for the
2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in
Apeldoorn. He was named in the British team for the 2025
European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen. On 3 August 2025, he placed second in the final of the 110 metres hurdles at the
2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham. In October 2025, he was retained on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26. On 14 February 2026, Goriola retained his 60 metres hurdles title at the
2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, credited with the win via a photo-finish, after he and
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