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Jacob Bragg

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Jacob Bragg
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 24)
Australia
OccupationStudent at Brisbane Grammar School [1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, Half Marathon[2]
Coached byBrian Chapman[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHalf Marathon: 78:53 (Brisbane 2013)

Jacob Bragg (born 15 May 2000) is an Australian long distance runner who holds the world single age record for U13 half marathon.[4][2]

Training

Bragg currently trains at UQ Athletics Centre and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre under the training of Brian Chapman.[3]

Career

On 24 November 2013, Bragg represented the University of California, Los Angeles and finished 6th in the open 5,000 m event, finishing 4 seconds behind the bronze medalist at the "We run the city" event at the Campus of the University of Southern California campus.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Queensland teenager Jacob Bragg sets world marathon record". The Australian. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Queensland teenager Jacob Bragg sets world marathon record". courier Mail. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Oz teen sets new world record for 13-year-old in 21 km half-marathon". Business Standard. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ^ "World Single Age Records- Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Race results for We Run The City". Racemine. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.