Jason Joseph

Jason Joseph
Joseph at the 2023 European Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 26)
Basel, Switzerland
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubLC Therwil[1]
Coached byClaudine Müller
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m hurdles: 7.41 (Istanbul 2023) NR
110 m hurdles: 13.08 (Zürich 2023) NR
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome 110 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 60 m hurdles
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 110 m hurdles
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gävle 110 m hurdles
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Grosseto 110 m hurdles

Jason Joseph (born 11 October 1998) is a Swiss athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. He won a gold medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.[2] He has been the national champion in the 110 metres hurdles ever since 2019, earning the title consecutively five times in a row, and holds national records in both events. He also reached the semi-finals of the 2020 Olympics.

Early life

Jason Joseph was born on 11 October 1998 in Basel, Switzerland to a Caribbean-Swiss family. Initially, he showed interest in sports such as football, breakdancing, and martial arts, as opposed to athletics. He began athletics at age 11 and it started to grow on him slowly, over the years, as time passed.[3]

Career

He represented his country at the 2018 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round. Earlier he won a gold medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships. Prior to 2023: His personal bests are 13.12 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.7 m/s, La Chaux-de-Fonds 2021) and 7.56 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (St.Gallen 2019).

March 2023 he won the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 7.41 for a new PB.[4]

Achievements

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
Representing  Switzerland
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) 13.41
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 30th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.89
European Championships Berlin, Germany 12th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.53
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1st 110 m hurdles 13.45
World Championships Doha, Qatar 13th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.53
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.46
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 23rd (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.67
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 110 m hurdles 13.35
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st 60 m hurdles 7.41 EL NR
2023 European Athletics Team Championships First Division Chorzów, Poland 1st 110 m hurdles 13.12 CR
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 110 m hurdles 13.28
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 21st (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.81
European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.43
Olympic Games Paris, France 18th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.43

National titles

See also

References

  1. ^ Spriessler-Brander, Rolf (7 May 2017). "Starker Nachwuchs: Ist Jason Joseph auf dem Weg zur Weltklasse?" (in German). Basellandschaftliche Zeitung. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ Jason Joseph at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "The Person - Jason Joseph". jasonjoseph.ch. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ european-athletics.com 5 Mar 2023.[1] Retrieved 6 Mar 2023