Jason John (athlete)

Jason John
Personal information
Full nameJason John
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain
Born (1971-10-17) 17 October 1971 (age 53)
Birmingham, West Midlands
Sport
CountryEngland
SportAthletics
ClubNewham and Essex Beagles, London
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 4x100m relay

Jason John (born 17 October 1971)[1] is a male retired English athlete who competed in the sprinting events.[2]

Athletics career

John represented Great Britain at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships (he ran in the heats and semis but not the final). He also won a silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and reached the final at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. In addition, he represented his country at two World Championships, in 1993 and 1995.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Born in Birmingham, he attended Handsworth Grammar School,[6] and went on to become an English and P.E teacher at Anthony Gell School.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4th 100 m 10.40 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.78
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 7th 60 m 6.69
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 8th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.73
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 5th (sf) 100 m 6.60[7]
14th (h) 200 m 21.25
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 13th (sf) 100 m 10.34
3rd (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 38.05
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 100 m 10.46
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 5th (qf) 100 m 10.29
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.39
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 20th (qf) 100 m 10.39
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 2nd 60 m 6.64

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ Sports-Reference profile Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Jason John at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Alumni". Handsworth Grammar School. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ Did not finish in the final


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