Jake Odey-Jordan
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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Jake Odey-Jordan (born 22 December 2007) is a British sprinter. He won bronze at the 2024 U20 World Championships over 200 metres.[1]
Early life
[edit]He was born in Hackney, East London,and lived in Essex, London[2] He attended St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel, Maryland and during the 2023 outdoor season recorded a win in the Freshman 200 at New Balance Outdoor Nationals. He then moved to the Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington D.C. for their superior track facilities.[3]
Career
[edit]Competing at the New Balance Indoors Championships in March 2024, he won the 200 metres in 20.66 seconds and was part of the winning 4x200m relay team.[4] In the spring of 2024, he set a new 100 metres personal best in 10.38 seconds.[5] He later lowered his 200 metres personal best to 20.55 seconds.[6]
He competed at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Slovakia in July 2024. Whilst leading his 200 metres qualification heat by a distance he slowed down significantly and was over taken before the line and did not progress.[7][8] After the race, he said he admitted he was at fault and "so I cannot be sad about anything but myself".[9][10]
He was the bronze medalist over 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[11] Later at the Championships, he won silver in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[12][13]
In October 2024, he was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British male junior.[14] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. On the same day he signed with WME marketing Agency.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jake Odey-Jordan". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Exciting men's sprint and middle distances prospects on show Banska Bystrica". European Athletics. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "JAKE ODEY-JORDAN LOOKING TO KEEP BUILDING UPON SUCCESS AT NEW BALANCE NATIONALS INDOOR". Runnerspace. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Wolcott, Nicky (11 March 2024). "Quincy Wilson, Bullis track punctuate record-breaking season at nationals". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ James, Sam (20 June 2024). "2024 Spring All-Met: Boys' track and field first team, relays, honorable mention". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Reid, Harrison (21 July 2024). "British athletics prodigy Jake Odey-Jordan makes unthinkable error in baffling 200m 'disaster'". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "British runner Jake Odey-Jordan goes viral after taking the foot off the pedal too early in 200m race". abc.net.au. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "JAKE ODEY-JORDAN MAKES EMBARRASSING ERROR AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS - 'IT IS MY FAULT'". Eurosport. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "British sprinter, 16, suffers 'disaster' in race after he slows at finish line and gets overtaken". Sky.com. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Lambourne, Jake (20 July 2024). "'An absolute disaster' – British sprinter Jake Odey-Jordan vows to learn from mistake after calamitous error". Talksport. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (30 October 2024). "Vote for your athletes of 2024". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
