Henry Frayne (athlete)
Henry Frayne (born 14 April 1990) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in triple jump and long jump. He trains under Gary Bourne who also coaches or has coached Mitchell Watt, Chris Noffke, Jai Taurima and Bronwyn Thompson. Frayne won the silver medal in the long jump event at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[4] Frayne's personal best at long jump is 8.34 m (2018) and at triple jump 17.23 m (2012).[4] He competed at the 2011 World Championships where he placed 9th in the triple jump final.[4] Frayne competed at the 2012 London Olympics in both the long jump and triple jump, and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the long jump, finishing 7th in the final. He jumped a personal best 8.34 m to qualify for the final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, where he finished with the silver medal behind world champion Luvo Manyonga.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia[1] | 14 April 1990
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2] |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb)[3] |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Triple Jump, Long Jump |
Club | Old Melburnians Athletic Club |
Team | Qld Academy of Sport |
Coached by | Gary Bourne |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | 2011 World Championships |
Olympic finals | 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics |
Medal record
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He is a nephew of 1984 Olympian Bruce Frayne.[1]
Frayne completed a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.[5]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | Triple jump | 16.29 m (-0.8 m/s) |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 12th | Triple jump | 16.11 m |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 9th | Triple jump | 16.78 m |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | Long jump | 8.23 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 9th | Long jump | 7.85 m | |
17th (q) | Triple jump | 16.40 m | |||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th (q) | Long jump | 7.85 m[6] |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | Long jump | 8.06 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | Long jump | 7.88 m |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | Long jump | 8.33 m |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 13th (q) | Long jump | 7.86 m |
References
- "Athletics Australia – Frayne, Henry". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- "Henry Frayne". commonwealthgames.com.au. 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "Henry Frayne". gc2018.com. 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "Frayne Henry Biography". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- "Henry Frayne to compete in long and triple jumps events yet again at the Olympics". Deakin Life. Deakin University. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- No mark in the final