Jake Freeman

Personal information

Nationality

American

Born

November 5, 1980
Cincinnati, Ohio

Residence

Westbury, New York

Height

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight

320 lb (150 kg)

Sport

Track and field

Event(s)

Hammer throw

College team

Manhattan Jaspers

Club

New York Athletic Club

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

HT (7.3 kg): 76.86 m (Princeton 2009)

Medal record

Men's athletics
Competitor for the United States
NACAC Championships
Gold	2007 San Salvador	Hammer throw
NACAC Under-25 Championships
Gold	2002 San Antonio	Hammer throw
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver	1999 Tampa	Hammer throw

Thomas Jacob Freeman (born November 5, 1980) is an American hammer thrower.

A native of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, Freeman attended Bishop Hendricken High School.

In 2011, Freeman was suspended by the USA Track & Field due a positive test for tetrahydrocannabinol.^[1] It was Freeman's second doping violation, having previously tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol in 2009.

References

↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=6597498

External links

IAAF profile for Jake Freeman
USATF profile for Jake Freeman
Manhattan Jaspers bio

Gatorade High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year

Boys	1986: Eric Mastalir 1987: Kamy Keshmiri 1988: Art Skipper 1989: Dion Bentley 1990: Brent Noon 1991: Bryan Bronson 1992: Sheddric Fields 1993: Charles Mitchell 1994: Andre Scott 1995: Michael Stember 1996: Michael Granville 1997: Sharif Karie 1998: Jon Stevens 1999: Jake Freeman 2000: Donald Sage 2001: Alan Webb 2002: Brendan Christian 2003: Kerron Clement 2004: Jason Richardson 2005: Ryan Whiting 2006: David Klech 2007: Bryshon Nellum 2008: German Fernandez 2009: Curtis Beach 2010: Sam Crouser 2011: Gunnar Nixon 2012: Abraham Hall 2013: Trayvon Bromell 2014: Trentavis Friday

Girls	1986: Yolanda Johnson 1987: Janeene Vickers 1988: Chryste Gaines 1989: Angela Burnham 1990: Melisa Weis 1991: Marion Jones 1992: Marion Jones 1993: Marion Jones 1994: Suzy Powell 1995: Joanna Hayes 1996: Kim Mortensen 1997: Kinshasa Davis 1998: Angela Williams 1999: Stacy Martin 2000: Monique Henderson 2001: Ychlindria Spears 2002: Sanya Richards 2003: Allyson Felix 2004: Shalonda Solomon 2005: Brittany Daniels 2006: Bianca Knight 2007: Emily Pendleton 2008: Chanelle Price 2009: Anna Jelmini 2010: Ashton Purvis 2011: Amy Weissenbach 2012: Shelbi Vaughan 2013: Kendell Williams 2014: Raven Saunders

US National Championship winners in Men's Hammer Throw

1876-1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: William Curtis 1877: George Parmly 1878: William Curtis

1879-1888 - NAAAA	1879: James McDermott 1880: William Curtis 1881-2: Frank Lambrecht 1883: Wilson Coudon 1884-5: Frank Lambrecht 1886: Wilson Coudon 1887: Charles Queckberner 1888^{Note 1}: Frank Lambrecht

1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: William Barry 1889-96: James Mitchel 1897-9: John Flanagan 1900: Rich. Sheridan 1901-2: John Flanagan 1903: James Mitchel 1904-5: Alfred Plaw 1906-7: John Flanagan 1908: Matt McGrath 1909: Lee Talbott 1910: Matt McGrath 1911: Con Walsh 1912: Matt McGrath 1913-7: Pat Ryan 1918: Matt McGrath 1919-21^OT: Pat Ryan 1922: Matt McGrath 1923-4: Fred Tootell 1925-6: Matt McGrath 1927: Jack Merchant 1928^OT: Edmund Black 1929: Jack Merchant 1930: Norwood Wright 1931: Ed Flanagan 1932^OT: Frank Connor 1933: Pat O'Callaghan 1934: Donald Favor 1935: Henry Dreyer 1936: William Rowe 1937-8: Irving Folwartshny 1939: Chester Cruikshank 1940: Stanley Johnson 1941: Irving Folwartshny 1942: Chester Cruikshank 1943-5: Henry Dreyer 1946: Irving Folwartshny 1947-8: Bob Bennett 1949-51: Sam Felton 1952: Tom Bane 1953: Marty Engel 1954: Bob Backus 1955-61: Hal Connolly 1962-3: Albert Hall 1964-5: Hal Connolly 1966-8: Ed Burke 1969: Tom Gage 1970-1: George Frenn 1972: Al Schoterman 1973: Ted Bregar 1974: Steve DeAutremont 1975: Boris Djerassi 1976: Larry Hart 1977: Emmitt Berry 1978: Boris Djerassi 1979: Scott Nielson 1980: Giampaolo Urlando

1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Richard Olsen 1982-3: Dave McKenzie 1984-5: Jud Logan 1986: Bill Green 1987: Jud Logan 1988: Ken Flax 1989: Lance Deal 1990: Ken Flax 1991-2^OT: Jud Logan

1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993-6^OT: Lance Deal 1997: Kevin McMahon 1998-2000^OT: Lance Deal 2001: Kevin McMahon 2002: Lance Deal 2003-5: James Parker 2006-9: A. G. Kruger 2010: Jake Freeman 2011-2: Kibwe Johnson 2013: A. G. Kruger 2014: Kibwe Johnson

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

US National Indoor Championship winners in men's 35-lb weight throw

1932-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1932: Leo Sexton 1933: Mort Reznick 1934–35: Henry Dreyer 1936–38: Irving Folwartshny 1939: Henry Dreyer 1940: Niles Perkins 1941–47: Henry Dreyer 1948: Bob Bennett 1949: Sam Felton 1950: Gil Borjeson 1951: Tom Bane 1952: Gil Borjeson 1953: Steve Dillon 1954–59: Bob Backus 1960: Hal Connolly 1961: Bob Backus 1962–64: Albert Hall 1965–66: Hal Connolly 1967–68: Ed Burke 1969: Albert Hall 1970–73: George Frenn 1974: Jacques Accambray (FRA) 1975: George Frenn 1976: Larry Hart 1977: George Frenn 1978–79: Ed Kania

1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980–82: Ed Kania 1983: Robert Weir (GBR) 1984–86: Jud Logan 1987: Lance Deal 1988: Walter Ciofani (FRA) 1989–92: Lance Deal

1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993–96: Lance Deal 1997: Jud Logan 1998–2000: Lance Deal 2001–02: John McEwen 2003: A. G. Kruger 2004: James Parker 2005–07: A. G. Kruger 2008: Kibwe Johnson 2009–10: A. G. Kruger 2011: Jake Freeman 2012: A. G. Kruger 2013: Jake Freeman 2014: A. G. Kruger