Jagan Hames
Australian decathlete
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Full name | Jagan Graeme Hames |
Born | (1975-10-31) 31 October 1975 (age 48)[1] McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
Updated on 20 September 2015 |
Jagan Graeme Hames (born 31 October 1975) 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 | Event | Notes |
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Representing Australia | |||||
1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | High jump | 2.23 m |
Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 13th (q) | High jump | 2.15 m | |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | — | Decathlon | DNF |
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | Decathlon | 8490 pts |
IAAF World Combined Events Challenge | several places | 10th | Decathlon | 24,398 pts |
References
- ^ a b c "Jagan Hames". decathlon2000.com. Decathlon 2000. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- Jagan Hames at Australian Athletics Historical Results
External links
- Jagan Hames at World Athletics
- Jagan Graeme Hames at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's decathlon
- 1966: Roy Williams (NZL)
- 1970: Geoff Smith (AUS)
- 1974: Mike Bull (NIR)
- 1978: Daley Thompson (ENG)
- 1982: Daley Thompson (ENG)
- 1986: Daley Thompson (ENG)
- 1990: Mike Smith (CAN)
- 1994: Mike Smith (CAN)
- 1998: Jagan Hames (AUS)
- 2002: Claston Bernard (JAM)
- 2006: Dean Macey (ENG)
- 2010: Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (CAN)
- 2014: Damian Warner (CAN)
- 2018: Lindon Victor (GRN)
- 2022: Lindon Victor (GRN)
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