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Jake Norris

Jake Norris is a British athlete, specialising in the hammer throw. He was the 2018 World U-20 (junior) champion and is a multiple-time British champion.

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Jake Norris
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999
Ascot, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
hammer throw
University teamLSU Tigers
ClubWindsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHammer: 77.76m (2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere Hammer
European Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tbilisi Hammer

Jake Norris (born 30 June 1999) is a British athlete, specialising in the hammer throw. He was the 2018 World U-20 (junior) champion and is a multiple-time British champion.1

Biography

Norris played a number of sports including as a hooker in rugby union prior to focusing on athletics. He was coached by Paul Dickenson for 12 years, until his death in November 2024.2 A member of Windsor, Slough Eton & Hounslow Athletics Club, Norris attended Louisiana State University in the United States.3 In July 2016, he was a silver medalist at the 2016 European Athletics U18 Championships in Tbilisi.4

In June 2018, Norris competed at the England Athletics U23 and U20 Championships in Bedford and won with a British under-20 hammer record of 80.45m.5 He broke the British U20 record again with 80.65m throw in the 6 kg hammer, and won the gold medal at the 2018 IAAF World Junior Championship in Tampere.6

Although he threw 73.24 metres with the senior weight implement as a 17-year-old, as he moved into his early 20s he suffered from a series of minor injuries that interrupted his training and stunted his progress. He returned to Britain in 2022 and was trained by Paul Dickenson. After a accession of throws of 70 metres in 2023, he became the British hammer throw champion after winning the title at the 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester, in July, with a distance of 74.75 metres. He then set a new personal best of 76.30 metres in October 2023.78

In May 2024, he threw a personal best 77.37 metres in Kladno.9 He was also selected to represent Britain in the hammer at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, placing tenth overall with a throw of 73.66 metres1011 He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games by ranking but was one of a number of athletes controversially not selected by British Athletics.12

In March 2025, he competed for Great Britain at the European Throwing Cup, in Nicosia, Cyprus, and placed seventh overall with a throw of 75.61 metres.13 He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025.14 In August he won his third consecutive British outdoor title at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships,15 and represented Great Britain the following month at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. 162

In May 2026, he set a new personal best of 77.76 metres while competing in Germany, to win the Halplus Werfertage Throws Meet ahead of Merlin Hummel.17 In June, Norris retained the British national hammer throw title at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships with 76.30 metres.18 He was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, placing fourth overall with 71.66 metres.1920

References

References

  1. "Jake NORRIS | Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  2. "Norris set for Tokyo after picking athletics over rugby". BBC Sport. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  3. "Jake Norris". British Athletics.
  4. "European U18 Championships Tbilisi". World Athletics. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. "Jake Norris breaks British U20 hammer record in Bedford". 16 June 2018.
  6. "Report: men's hammer – IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 | REPORT | WJC 18 | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.
  7. "UK Championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. Barden, Katy (13 December 2024). "Jake Norris: "We want that A standard so UK Athletics can't say no"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  9. "Kladno Memorial". World athletics. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  10. "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  12. Wilson, Jeremy (14 August 2024). "Divisive selection policy 'will be the end of field athletics in Britain', Team GB warned". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  13. "European Throwing Cup". World Athletics. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  14. "GB&NI Team for European Team Championships Announced". Fast Running. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  15. "UK Championships". World Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  16. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  17. "Norris and Oduwaiye lead successful Novuna GB & NI team in Halplus Werfertage Throws Meet". British Athletics. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  18. "Novuna UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  19. "Team England announce a further 63 athletes for the Commonwealth Games". England Athletics. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  20. Crumley, Euan (27 July 2026). "ROSE DAVIES' PATIENCE PAYS OFF TO STRIKE 10,000M GOLD". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2026.