Jason John (athlete)

Jason John (born 17 October 1971 in Birmingham^[1]) is a retired English athlete who competed in the sprinting events.^[2] He won the 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.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	4th	100 m	10.40
			4th	4x100 m relay	39.78
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	7th	60 m	6.69
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th (sf)	100 m	6.60[3]
			14th (h)	200 m	21.25
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	13th (sf)	100 m	10.34
			3rd (sf)	4x100 m relay	38.05
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	100 m	10.46
			–	4x100 m relay	DNF
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	5th (qf)	100 m	10.29
			3rd	4x100 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