Jack Hale (sprinter)

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]

Jack Hale
Personal information
Born (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, 200 metres, long jump

He was a member of the Australian 4x100m 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]

His personal best in the 100m is 10.12s (wind +1.5), set at the Western Australian Athletics Stadium on 1 February 2020.[1][10]

References
  1. Jack Hale at World Athletics
  2. "Jack Hale". Commonwealth Games Australia. 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".
  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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVdCQNZ0aXA&t=25m43s
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