Tom Gale (high jumper)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom[1] | 18 December 1998
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Club | Team Bath[2] |
Coached by | Denis Doyle (2015–) Diana Viles (–2015) |
Tom Gale (born 18 December 1998) is an English athlete specialising in the high jump.[3] He won bronze medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships. He also competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games without qualifying for the final.
His personal bests in the event are 2.30 metres (Bedford 2017) and 2.33 metres indoors (Hustopeče, Czech Republic 2020).
Tom has an older twin called Ben Gale.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain and England | ||||
2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 9th | 2.18 m |
2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 3rd | 2.28 m |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 14th (q) | 2.18 m |
2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 2nd | 2.27 m |
References
- ^ 2018 CWG bio
- ^ "Power of 10 profile". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Tom Gale at World Athletics