Jake Norris
Personal information
Born30 June 1999 Edit this on Wikidata (age 24)
Ascot, England
Sport
Sportsport of athletics Edit this on Wikidata
Disciplinehammer throw Edit this on Wikidata
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.
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