Jagan Hames
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Jagan Graeme Hames |
Born | [1] McLaren Vale, South Australia | 31 October 1975
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jagan Hames". decathlon2000.com. Decathlon 2000. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- Jagan Hames at Australian Athletics Historical Results
External links
[edit]- Jagan Hames at World Athletics
- Jagan Graeme Hames at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Australian decathletes
- Australian male high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Sportsmen from South Australia
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- Australian athletics biography stubs