Jake Odey-Jordan
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 22 December 2007 Hackney, London, UK |
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| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
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Jake Odey-Jordan (born 22 December 2007) is a British sprinter. He won bronze at the 2024 U20 World Championships over 200 metres.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]He was born in Hackney, East London, and lived in Essex, London.[2] He attended St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel, Maryland, and during the 2023 outdoor season recorded a win in the Freshman 200 at New Balance Outdoor Nationals. He then moved to the Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., for their superior track facilities.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Competing at the New Balance Indoors Championships in March 2024, he won the 200 metres in 20.66 seconds and was part of the winning 4 × 200 m relay team.[4] In the spring of 2024, he set a new 100 metres personal best in 10.38 seconds.[5] He later lowered his 200 metres personal best to 20.55 seconds.[6]
He competed at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Slovakia in July 2024. Whilst leading his 200 metres qualification heat by a significant distance, he slowed down dramatically and was overtaken before the line and did not progress.[7][8] After the race, he said he admitted he was at fault and "so I cannot be sad about anything but myself".[9][10]
He was the bronze medalist over 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[11] Later at the Championships, he won silver in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[12][13]
In October 2024, he was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British male junior.[14] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. On the same day he signed with WME marketing Agency.[15] In December 2024, he signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) contract with New Balance.[16]
He was named in the British team for the 200 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, qualifying for the final in 21.28 seconds but later withdrew.[17][18] In October 2025, he was retained on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[19]
References
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