Jake Stein
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 17, 1994 [1] Penrith, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Luddenham, New South Wales[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 7601 (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jake Stein (born 17 January 1994) is an Australian athlete specialising in the Decathlon.
In 2014 Stein won his first National open title and was chosen to represent Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
He also represented Australia at the 2011 World Youth Championships and the 2012 World Junior Championships. He finished first with a World Youth Best Performance in 2011 and finished second in 2012 behind Gunnar Nixon in a then Oceania Junior Record score of 7955 points.
Records and rankings
Stein has won one National Title at the Australian National Track & Field Championships [3] in the Decathlon and has won a handful of medals at the Australian Junior Championships in the Junior Decathlon, Shot Put, Discus Throw & 110m Hurdles.[4]
Competitions
World Youth Championships
Stein competed in the 7th edition of the World Youth Championships in 2011. He finished 1st with a new World Youth Best Performance, setting 6 personal bests on the way to gold.[5]
World Junior Championships
In 2012 Stein competed in the World Junior Championships. There were two men other than Stein predicted to challenge for the title, Gunnar Nixon the eventual winner and Dutch National Junior Record holder Pieter Braun. In the end it came down to the 1500m where Stein went in with the lead but unfortunately Nixon finished too strongly and captured the title with Stein finishing in Second.[6]
Statistics
Personal bests
| Event | Performance | Venue | Date |
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| Decathlon | 7601 | Canberra | February 1, 2014 |
| 100 metres | 11.22 (-0.7 m/s) | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | March 31, 2012 |
| Long jump | 7.50m (+2.5 m/s) | Mannheim | June 23, 2012 |
| Shot put | 15.01m | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | November 10, 2012 |
| High jump | 2.04m | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | February 4, 2011 |
| 400 metres | 50.63 | Hampden Park | July 28, 2014 |
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.85 (-1.3 m/s) | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | March 2, 2014 |
| Discus throw | 50.63m | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | March 2, 2014 |
| Pole vault | 4.50m | Canberra | February 1, 2014 |
| Javelin throw | 69.61m | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | July 11, 2012 |
| 1500 metres | 4:43.71 | Lakeside Stadium | April 6, 2014 |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France[8] | 1st | Octathlon | 6491 WYB [9] |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | Decathlon | 7955 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of Jake STEIN - All-Athletics.com". all-athletics.com.
- ↑ TARBERT, KRISTINE (15 April 2014). "Luddenham decathlete Jake Stein is bound for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow". Penrith Press. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "List of Australian athletics champions (men)". wikipedia.org.
- ↑ "Australian Athletics Results". imgstg.com.
- ↑ "Stein - World champion and world record holder". Athletics New South Wales.
- ↑ "Stein the student on his Decathlon rivals and his strengths". iaaf.org. 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Athlete profile for Jake Stein - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
- ↑ "2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics". wikipedia.org.
- ↑ "World Youth bests by Gill and Stein in – Lille 2011 – Day 2, Evening Report". iaaf.org. 7 July 2011.