Australian sprinter (born 1998)
Jack Hale (born 22 May 1998) is an Australian sprinter.[1] Hale was born in Hobart[2] and was the winner of Australian national schools championships in the 100m sprint and long jump.[3][4] In 2016, he broke the Australian under-20 100m sprint record with a time of 10.21s[5] and finished 2nd in the 100m event at the Australian Athletics Championships.[6]
He was a member of the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which finished 4th at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, along with Rohan Browning, Joshua Clarke and Trae Williams.[7]
In 2019, he finished 3rd in the 100m events at the Australian Athletics Championships[8] and the Oceania Athletics Championships.[9]
He set a personal best in the 100m of 10.12s (wind +1.5) at the Western Australian Athletics Stadium on 1 February 2020.[1][10]
He was a member of the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which failed to finish its heat at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, along with Joshua Azzopardi, Jacob Despard, and Rohan Browning.[11]
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