Jared Deacon
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Born | (1975-10-15) 15 October 1975 (age 48) South Shields, Tyne and Wear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jared Mark Deacon (born 15 October 1975) is a male British former sprint athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He was born in South Shields and competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Athletics career
He was a regular feature in the international British 4×400 metres relay team, competing at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and was also a three-time relay medallist at the Summer Universiade from 1995 to 1999.[2]
He represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] The other team members consisted of Solomon Wariso, Mark Richardson, Paul Slythe, Sean Baldock and Mark Hylton.[4]
He was a relay gold medallist for Great Britain at the 2002 European Athletics Championships and for England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jared Deacon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ World Student Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-21.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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(1930–1966)
- 1930: Leigh-Wood, Townend, Burghley, Brangwin (ENG)
- 1934: Rathbone, Blake, Stoneley, Rampling (ENG)
- 1938: Orr, Dale, Fritz, Loaring (CAN)
- 1950: Carr, Gedge, Humphreys, Price (AUS)
- 1954: Higgins, Dick, Fryer, Johnson (ENG)
- 1958: Day, Evans, Potgieter, M.C. Spence (RSA)
- 1962: Kerr, Khan, M.A. Spence, M. Spence (JAM)
- 1966: Yearwood, Bernard, Roberts, Mottley (TTO)
(1970–present)
- 1970: Nyamau, Sang, Ouko, Asati (KEN)
- 1974: Asati, Musyoki, Sang, Koskei (KEN)
- 1978: Kimaiyo, Ngetich, Njiri, Koskei (KEN)
- 1982: Cook, Brown, Scutt, Bennett (ENG)
- 1986: Akabusi, Brown, Black, Bennett (ENG)
- 1990: D. Kitur, S. Kitur, Kipkemboi, Mwanzia (KEN)
- 1994: McKenzie, Crampton, Patrick, Ladejo (ENG)
- 1998: Clarke, Haughton, McDonald, Martin (JAM)
- 2002: Deacon, Baldock, Rawlinson, Caines (ENG)
- 2006: Steffensen, Troode, Ormrod, Hill (AUS)
- 2010: Milburn, Moore, Cole, Wroe (AUS)
- 2014: Williams, Bingham, Awde, Hudson-Smith (ENG)
- 2018: Maotoanong, Thebe, Nkobolo, Makwala (BOT)
- 2022: St. Hillaire, Guevara, Cedenio, Richards (TTO)