Jack Hale (sprinter)

Jack Hale
Personal information
Born (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 25)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Sport
SportAthletics
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]

He was a member of the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which failed to finish its heat at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, along with Joshua Azzopardi, Jacob Despard, and Rohan Browning.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Jack Hale at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Jack Hale". Commonwealth Games Australia. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Tasmania's Jack Hale defends under-18 100m title at Australian All Schools championships". ABC News. 5 December 2015.
  4. ^ Peta Carlyon (1 November 2015). "Teenage sprinter Jack Hale shows his world-class form in long jump". ABC News.
  5. ^ "Jack Hale breaks Australian under-20 sprint record". ABC News. 26 June 2016.
  6. ^ Lucy Shannon (3 April 2016). "Olympic hope for Tasmanian sprinter Jack Hale after becoming 'second fastest' in Australia". ABC News.
  7. ^ Scott Gullan (14 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games 2018: Fall caps disastrous relays for Australia". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  8. ^ Andrew McMurtry (7 April 2019). "Edward Nketia, 17, takes out 100m title at Australian National Athletics Championships". News Pty Limited.
  9. ^ "Oceania Athletics Championships - 25/06/2019 to 28/06/2019, Townsville Sports Reserve, Results" (PDF). Oceania Athletics Association. 29 June 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 Jandakot Airport Track Classic" – via www.youtube.com.
  11. ^ Laden, Carly (6 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games: Sprint star Rohan Browning apologetic for disastrous fall during 4x100m relay heat". PerthNow.