Jake Norris Explained

Birth Place:Ascot, England
Coach:Paul Dickenson
Club:Windsor, Slough Eton & Hounslow
Pb:Hammer: 77.37m (Kladno, 2024)

Jake Norris (born 30 June 1999 in Ascot) is a British athlete, specialising in the hammer throw. He was the 2018 World U-20 (junior) champion and 2023 British Athletics Champion.[1]

Career

His home club is Windsor, Slough Eton & Hounslow. He is trained by Paul Dickenson at Louisiana State University.[2]

In July 2016, he was a silver medalist at the 2016 European Athletics U18 Championships in Tbilisi.[3]

In June 2018, Norris competed at the England Athletics U23 and U20 Championships in Bedford and won with a British under-20 hammer record of 80.45m.[4] By breaking the British record again with 80.65m throw in the 6 kg hammer, he won the title at the 2018 IAAF World Junior Championship in Tampere.[5]

He won the hammer throw 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester in July 2023 with a distance of 74.75 metres.[6]

In May 2024, he threw a personal best 77.37m in Kladno.[7] He was also selected to represent Britain in the hammer at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jake NORRIS | Profile. worldathletics.org.
  2. Web site: Jake Norris. British Athletics.
  3. Web site: European U18 Championships Tbilisi . World Athletics. 14 July 2016. 6 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Jake Norris breaks British U20 hammer record in Bedford. June 16, 2018.
  5. Web site: Report: men’s hammer – IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 | REPORT | WJC 18 | World Athletics. www.worldathletics.org.
  6. Web site: UK Championships. World Athletics. 6 June 2024. 8 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Kladno Memorial. World athletics. 22 May 2024. 6 June 2024.
  8. Web site: KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024. British Athletics. 28 May 2024. 28 May 2024.