Benjamin East Explained

Benjamin East
Nationality:	British (English)
Sport:	Track and Field
Event:	Javelin throw
Birth Date:	19 November 2003
Club:	Team Kennet (Berkshire)
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Benjamin East (born 19 November 2003) is a British athlete specialising in the Javelin throw. In 2023, he became the British champion in the javelin.^{[1] [2]}

Career

East set the British U15 record in 2018 by throwing 67.04 metres.^[3] He was educated at Loughborough University and represented Great Britain at the 2022 U20 World Championships in Colombia.^[1]

East became the British champion in 2023, after winning the gold medal at the javelin throw at the 2023 British Athletics Championships, held in Manchester, having previously won the silver medal the year before.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Benjamin East, athlete profile . The Power of 10 . 8 August 2023.
2. Web site: Benjamin East, athlete profile . World Athletics . 8 August 2023.
3. Web site: England Athletics Championship Records . England Athletics . 8 August 2023.
4. Web site: Javelin Men. UK Athletics. 13 July 2023.