Jagan Hames

Jagan Hames
Personal information
Born (1975-10-31) 31 October 1975[1]
McLaren Vale, South Australia
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 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
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

  1. 1 2 3 "Jagan Hames". decathlon2000.com. Decathlon 2000. Retrieved 20 September 2015.


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