Wellington School Athlete Achieves British Record

29 Aug 2018

A pupil from Wellington School achieved a tremendous feat in an international arena.

Sixth Former Jack Turner competed in the European Athletics Championships in Hungary against outstanding international competitors. He competed in the U18 decathlon and finished Sixth overall, with a new British Record and seven huge personal bests. The decathlon involves the following events, and Jack performed outstandingly across the board:

100m 11.1 seconds (PB)

Long jump 6.99m (PB)

Shot 13.05m (PB)

High jump 1.94m equal

400m 50.67seconds (PB)

Hurdles 14.07 seconds (PB)

Discus 39.75m

Pole vault 3.70m (PB)

Javelin 52.22 (PB)

1500m 4mins 46 secs

 

Fabulous news Jack! Well done