Jason John (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1971 Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Newham and Essex Beagles | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jason John (born 17 October 1971) is a male former athlete from England who competed in the sprinting events and participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Birmingham, John attended Handsworth Grammar School,[3] and went on to become an English and P.E teacher at Anthony Gell School.
John represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona 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, Canada.[4][5][6]
John finished second behind Darren Braithwaite in the 200 metres event at the 1995 AAA Championships.[7][8]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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[9] |
| 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
- 100 metres – 10.23 (+1.2 m/s) (London 1994)
- 200 metres – 20.86 (+0.6 m/s) (Birmingham 1995)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.60 (Birmingham 1993)
- 200 metres – 21.25 (Toronto 1993)
References
- ^ Sports-Reference profile Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jason John at World Athletics
- ^ "Alumni". Handsworth Grammar School. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ Did not finish in the final