Jacko Gill
WJR)[1] 7.26 kg: 22.12 m (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackson Gill (born 20 December 1994) is a New Zealand track and field athlete who competes in the shot put. Gill throws with his right hand, using the spin technique. In 2010, he won gold in the shot put at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15 years, 213 days, which made him the youngest ever male gold medalist at the World Junior Championships (surpassing Usain Bolt who was 15 years, 332 days old when he won the 200 metres in 2002). In 2012, he defended his title at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
Career
Gill first came to prominence in late 2009 when he set world age-14 bests with the 5 kg Shot (20.42m) and 6 kg Shot (17.41m).[2] At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, as a 15-year-old, Gill won the gold in the shot put (6 kg) with a distance of 20.76m,[3] beating 18- and 19-year-olds and becoming the youngest-ever male junior champion.[4]
In 2010, prior to the World Junior Championships, Gill threw the 5 kg shot 22.53m at an event in Stockholm, Sweden, exceeding the best-known performances with that weight for 15- and 16-year-olds. He improved to 22.60m in finishing second at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games despite being unwell. On 11 December 2010, at the New Zealand National Secondary Schools Championships, Gill set a youth (under-18) world-best performance of 23.86m (5 kg).[5]
On 26 March 2011, at the New Zealand National Championships, Gill achieved 21.34m[6] with the 6 kg shot, at the time ranking him 4th on the all-time IAAF junior list for shot put.[7]
On 23 April 2011, at 16 years of age, Gill threw 20.01m with the senior shot (7.26 kg). Gill's throw broke the 44-year-old
This performance surpassed the standard for theOn 7 July 2011 at the
On 20 July 2013 Gill broke the Oceania Junior Record with 22.32m at Brisbane, Australia.[16] He surpassed this with 22.54m at the North Shore, Auckland on 4 August.[17] On 18 August, also at the North Shore in Auckland, he threw 23.00 to break the World Junior Record.[1][18]
On 25 June 2014 in Rarotonga, Gill improved his personal best to 20.70m in winning the shot put title at the 2014 Oceania Area Championships in Athletics.[19]
Personal life
Gill's father, Walter, is a former
Coaching
Gill was coached by Didier Poppé during the years of his World Youth and World Junior Championships campaigns. In late 2012 he began training under the direction of former New Zealand shot champion Courtney Ireland[2] and was later coached by Kirsten Hellier.
Achievements
References
- ^ a b IAAF: World Record Ratified
- ^ a b c "In Final Year As A Junior, Gill Already Has Sights on Senior Success". IAAF.org. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics: Men's shot put (final)". IAAF. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Kiwi wins gold at world junior athletics championships". Stuff. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ IAAF Youth All-time Shot Put list
- ^ McMurran, Alistair (28 March 2011). "Athletics: Gill adds to shot put world record collection". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ IAAF Junior All-time Shot Put list
- ^ a b "Athletics: Jacko's massive throw an absolute thriller". The New Zealand Herald. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Woodcock, Fred (8 July 2011). "Jacko Gill sets sight on London Olympics medal". Stuff. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ IAAF: QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2012 Olympic Games – London: Selection Criteria
- ^ "Athletics: Gill grabs Olympics qualifier". The New Zealand Herald. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Teen sets record, attains Olympic standard". stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ IAAF World Youth Championships: Boys Shot Put Final – Gill beyond 24m, three times!
- ^ "Athletics: NZ shot putter Jacko Gill breaks world record". The New Zealand Herald. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ IAAF Outdoor Junior list 2013: Shot put
- ^ Athletics New Zealand: Cross Country Champs, Jacko Extends 6kg Shot Record & Weekly Roundup Archived 5 August 2013 at archive.today
- ^ Stuff.co.nz Gill breaks world junior shot put record
- ^ "Gill produces a career-best throw in Rarotonga". stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Jacko Gill: Circle this name". Stuff.co.nz. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
External links
- Jacko Gill at World Athletics
- Jacko Gill at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Jacko Gill at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Jacko Gill at Olympics.com
- Jacko Gill at Olympedia