Ja'Kobe Tharp
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| Born | 30 September 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 110m hurdles: 13.18 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Ja’Kobe Tharp (born 30 September 2005) is an American hurdler.[1]
Early life
[edit]He attended Rockvale High School in Tennessee.[2]
Career
[edit]He finished runner-up at the NCAA Championships in June 2024, running for Auburn University. He finished the NCAA season with a 13.18 seconds personal best.[3] He achieved that in winning the Southeastern Conference in Gainesville, Florida. This time set a new national U20 record breaking the previous mark set by Renaldo Nehemiah in 1978.[4] Later that month, he won the 110m hurdle final at the USATF U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[5]
He competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, qualifying for the final with a year world U20 leading time of 13.11 seconds.[6] He won the gold medal in the final with a 13.05 seconds (-0.5m/s) lifetime best time, and a national U20 record over the 99cm hurdles, as well as a 2024 world U20 leading time.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Both his parents were basketball players, his father, Jimmie Ware, was a high school player and his mother, Aminda, played for Tennessee–Martin and Dyersburg State CC.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ja'Kobe Tharp". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "After breaking 40-year-old TSSAA record, Rockvale track's Jakobe Tharp has bigger goals". dnj.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Mull, Cory (14 June 2024). "Ja'Kobe Tharp Drops Ridiculously Fast Time At U.S. U20 Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "THARP'S HURDLES RECORD* EARNS HIM USATF ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS". usatf.org. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "YOUNG AMERICAN STANDOUTS EARN PLACES ON USATF U20 TEAM". Runnerspace. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "AKAOMA ODELUGA, JA'KOBE THARP, SCOTTIE VINES WIN GOLD FOR U.S. AT WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Rosen, Karen (May 31, 2024). "Ja'Kobe Tharp — Rebuilt & Revved Up For NCAA Champs". Track and Field News. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
World U20 Champions in men's 110 metres hurdles | |
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