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Australian sprinter (born 1998)

Jack Hale
Personal information
Born (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)
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. Hale was born in Hobart and was the winner of Australian national schools championships in the 100m sprint and long jump. In 2016, he broke the Australian under-20 100m sprint record with a time of 10.21s and finished 2nd in the 100m event at the Australian Athletics Championships.

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.

In 2019, he finished 3rd in the 100m events at the Australian Athletics Championships and the Oceania Athletics Championships.

He set a personal best in the 100m of 10.12s (wind +1.5) at the Western Australian Athletics Stadium on 1 February 2020.

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.

References

  1. ^ 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". February 2020 – 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.


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