Jagan Hames

Jagan Graeme Hames (born 31 October 1975 in McLaren Vale, South Australia) is a retired decathlete from Australia, who won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia setting a personal best (8,490 points). He started his career as a high jumper and has an official PB of 2.30m in this event.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Australia
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	High Jump
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	13th	High Jump
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	DNF	Decathlon
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	Decathlon
1998	IAAF World Combined Events Challenge	several places	10th	Decathlon

Commonwealth Champions in Men's Decathlon

1966: Roy Williams (NZL) 1970: Geoff Smith (AUS) 1974: Mike Bull (NIR) 1978 – 1986: Daley Thompson (ENG) 1990 – 1994: Mike Smith (CAN) 1998: Jagan Hames (AUS) 2002: Claston Bernard (JAM) 2006: Dean Macey (ENG) 2010: Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (CAN)