Jack Hale (sprinter)
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| Born | 22 May 1998 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, 200 metres, long jump |
Jack Hale (born 22 May 1998) is an Australian sprinter.[1] Hale was born in Hobart[2] and was the winner of Australian national schools championships in the 100m sprint and long jump[3][4] In 2016, he broke the Australian under-20 100m sprint record with a time of 10.21s[5] and finished 2nd in the 100m event at the Australian Athletics Championships.[6]
He was a member of the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which finished 4th at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, along with Rohan Browning, Joshua Clarke and Trae Williams.[7]
In 2019, he finished 3rd in the 100m events at the Australian Athletics Championships[8] and the Oceania Athletics Championships.[9]
He set a personal best in the 100m of 10.12s (wind +1.5) at the Western Australian Athletics Stadium on 1 February 2020.[1][10]
References[]
- ^ a b Jack Hale at World Athletics
- ^ "Jack Hale". Commonwealth Games Australia. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Tasmania's Jack Hale defends under-18 100m title at Australian All Schools championships". ABC News. 5 December 2015.
- ^ Peta Carlyon (1 November 2015). "Teenage sprinter Jack Hale shows his world-class form in long jump".
- ^ "Jack Hale breaks Australian under-20 sprint record". ABC News. 26 June 2016.
- ^ Lucy Shannon (3 April 2016). "Olympic hope for Tasmanian sprinter Jack Hale after becoming 'second fastest' in Australia". ABC News.
- ^ Scott Gullan (14 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games 2018: Fall caps disastrous relays for Australia". Gold Coast Bulletin.
- ^ Andrew McMurtry (7 April 2019). "Edward Nketia, 17, takes out 100m title at Australian National Athletics Championships". News Pty Limited.
- ^ "Oceania Athletics Championships - 25/06/2019 to 28/06/2019, Townsville Sports Reserve, Results" (PDF). Oceania Athletics Association. 29 June 2019.
- ^ "2020 Jandakot Airport Track Classic" – via www.youtube.com.
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