Jack Howard (athlete)

Jack Howard (born July 21, 1981 in Weno, Chuuk Atoll) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the Federated States of Micronesia.[1]

Jack Howard
Personal information
Nationality Chuukeese
Born (1981-07-21) July 21, 1981
Weno, Chuuk, Micronesia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country Federated States of Micronesia
SportAthletics
Updated on 6 May 2013.

Howard represented the Federated States of Micronesia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 7th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 11.03 seconds.[1]

His brother John Howard competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Chuuk
2002 Micronesian Games Kolonia, Pohnpei 2nd 100 m 11.01 s
1st 400 m 50.22 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.49 min
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
2003 South Pacific Games Suva, Fiji 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.12 s
2005 South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.83 s
Representing  Chuuk
2006 Micronesian Games Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 1st 100 m 11.12 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2nd 200 m 22.73 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.76 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.59 min

References

  1. Athlete biography: Jack Howard, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008
  • Jack Howard at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Howard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17.


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