Jake Norris (born 30 June 1999 in Ascot) is a British athlete, specialising in the hammer throw. He was the 2018 World U-20 (junior) champion and 2023 British Athletics Champion.[1]

Jake Norris
Personal information
Born30 June 1999 Edit this on Wikidata (age 25)
Ascot, England
Sport
Sportsport of athletics Edit this on Wikidata
Disciplinehammer throw Edit this on Wikidata
University teamLSU Tigers
ClubWindsor, Slough Eton & Hounslow
Coached byPaul Dickenson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Hammer: 77.37m (Kladno, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere Hammer
European Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tbilisi Hammer
British Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester Hammer

Career

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His home club is Windsor, Slough Eton & Hounslow. He is trained by Paul Dickenson at Louisiana State University.[2]

In July 2016, he was a silver medalist at the 2016 European Athletics U18 Championships in Tbilisi.[3]

In June 2018, Norris competed at the England Athletics U23 and U20 Championships in Bedford and won with a British under-20 hammer record of 80.45m.[4] By breaking the British record again with 80.65m throw in the 6 kg hammer, he won the title at the 2018 IAAF World Junior Championship in Tampere.[5]

He won the hammer throw 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester in July 2023 with a distance of 74.75 metres.[6]

In May 2024, he threw a personal best 77.37m in Kladno.[7] He was also selected to represent Britain in the hammer at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Jake NORRIS | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Jake Norris". British Athletics.
  3. ^ "European U18 Championships Tbilisi". World Athletics. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Jake Norris breaks British U20 hammer record in Bedford". 16 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Report: men's hammer – IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 | REPORT | WJC 18 | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.
  6. ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Kladno Memorial". World athletics. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.