Jason_John_(athlete)

Jason John (athlete)

Jason John (athlete)

English sprinter

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

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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

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Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

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


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