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Tom Gale (high jumper)

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Tom Gale
Personal information
Born (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 25)
Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom[1]
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubTeam Bath[2]
Coached byDenis 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
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

  1. ^ 2018 CWG bio
  2. ^ "Power of 10 profile". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ Tom Gale at World Athletics