Jake Norris

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Jake Norris
Personal information
BornAscot, England
Sport
University teamLSU Tigers
ClubWindsor, Slough Eton & Hounslow
Coached byPaul Dickenson

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.[1]

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

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.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Jake NORRIS | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Jake Norris". British Athletics.
  3. ^ "Jake Norris breaks British U20 hammer record in Bedford". 16 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Report: men's hammer – IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 | REPORT | WJC 18 | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.