Jacob Paul

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Jacob Paul
File:2022-08-18 European Championships 2022 – Men's 400 Metres Hurdles by Sandro Halank–037.jpg
Jacob Paul during ECh in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 31)
Banstead, Surrey, England
Alma materUniversity of Bath
Sport
SportHurdling
ClubTeamBath
Achievements and titles
National finals2019
Commonwealth finals2018
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
British Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Birmingham 400 metre hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Birmingham 400 metre hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Manchester 400 metre hurdles

Jacob Paul (born 6 February 1995) is a British hurdler who won the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2019 British Athletics Championships. He competed for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

Personal life

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Paul is from Banstead, Surrey. He studied at the University of Bath,[1][2] and graduated in 2016.[3]

Career

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In the 2010 season, he led the under-17 decathlon rankings, before choosing to switch to hurdling.[4] He competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games on the Isle of Man, finishing fourth, and also the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.[4][5] at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships, Paul came third in the 400m hurdles event.[6] He competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, finishing third in his semi-final and missing out on the final by one place.[7][1] In 2017, Paul came second in the British Championships, in a personal best time of 49.49, which was the first time he had run under 50 seconds.[3] In the same year, he came fifth in the European U-23 Championships.[8][9][10]

Paul received a late call up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia after long jumper Greg Rutherford withdrew from the Games.[2][11] The Games were Paul's first major senior championship.[9] In 2019, Paul won the 400 metres hurdles event at the British Athletics Championships.[12] In 2021, Paul won the 400 metres hurdles event at the National Athletics League,[13] and came third in the event at the 2021 British Athletics Championships.[14] He was not selected for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[15] At the 2022 European Athletics Championships, Paul was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metres hurdles event, after finishing fifth in his semi-final. He set personal best times in both the heats and semi-finals.[16]

References

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