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Jake Minshull
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdling
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400m: 46.32 (London, 2025)
400m hurdles: 48.53 (Karlstad, 2026) NU23R
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Relays
Bronze medal – third place2026 Gaborone4 × 400 m mixed
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Jerusalem4x400m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Glasgow400m hurdles

Jake Minshull (born 11 October 2004) is a British hurdler and sprinter. In 2026 he became the British under-23 record holder in the 400 metres hurdles and won the silver medal representing England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

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Minshull is a member of Godiva Harriers in Coventry and attends the University of Birmingham. He initially competed competed in multi-events and middle-distance before focusing on the 400 metres hurdles.[2][3] In December 2021, Minshull won a silver medal competing for England at the SIAB Indoor Pentathlon Championships in Glasgow, with 3866 points.[4] In February 2022, he lowered his personal best in the 800 metres indoors to 1:54.52 before winning gold in the under-20 category at the England Athletics Age Group Indoor Championships in Sheffield with an indoor personal best time of 1:52.89.[5]

In July 2022, he won at the English Schools Championships in the Senior Boys' 400 metres hurdles in 51.73 seconds, to set a new personal best and club record time.[6] Minshull was a gold medalist in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel alongside David Race, Sam Lunt and Charlie Carvell.[7][8]

In May 2025, he won the 400 metres hurdles at the Loughborough International competing for England, running a time of 49.86 seconds.[9][10] Later that month, he lowered his personal best to 48.88 seconds for the 400m hurdles whilst competing in Brussels.[11] He was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, winning his heat in 50.03 seconds, before placing fifth in the final in 49.18 seconds.[12][13][14] On 2 August, he qualified for the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, beating Seamus Derbyshire on the line of his semi-final.[15] The following day in the final he was well-placed on the back straight but fell at the final hurdle.[16] In October 2025, he was named on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[17]

On 31 January 2026, Minshull claimed a notable indoors victory, including over 2024 European and World Indoor champion Alexander Doom, running 46.51 for the 400 metres in Glasgow, more than a second faster than his previous indoor personal best.[18][19]

Minshull was named in the British squad for the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[20] On the opening day of the competition he was part of the British mixed 4 x 400 m team which qualified for the final with the fastest time of 3:09.69. The following day, he was part of the British quartet that won the bronze medal in the event alongside Alex Haydock-Wilson, Lina Nielsen and Yemi Mary John.[21][22] On 21 June, he finished third in the 400 metres hurdles final at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships.[23] The following month, he ran a new British under-23 record for the 400 m hurdles with 48.53 seconds at the Folksam Grand Prix in Karlstad, Sweden.[24] He was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning the silver medal in the final of the 400 metres hurdles behind Ezekiel Nathaniel of Nigeria.[25][26]

References

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  1. "Jake Minshull". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. Sutcliffe, Aaron (1 March 2022). "Coventry Godiva Harriers represented at British Indoor Athletics Championships". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. "Hurdler Minshull wants to turn bronze into gold". BBC Sport. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  4. Sutcliffe, Aaron (7 December 2021). "Coventry Godiva Harriers athlete Jake wins silver for England". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. Sutcliffe, Aaron (15 February 2022). "Coventry Godiva Harriers athlete Jake wins gold at England Athletics Indoor Championships". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  6. Sutcliffe, Aaron (12 July 2022). "Coventry Godiva Harriers athletes win six medals at English Schools Championships". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  7. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. "CAPTAIN CARVELL & BRILLIANT BENJAMIN LEAD WAY AS EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPS BEGIN". British Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. "Kickstarting the season at Loughborough International". England Athletics. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. "MOLLY PALMER IMPRESSES IN LOUGHBOROUGH LONG JUMP AS JAZ SAWYERS RETURNS". Athletics Weekly. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  11. Mills, Steven (26 May 2025). "Over 72 metres again! 72.11m for Ceh in Ptuj". European Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  13. "SUCCESS FOR YOUNG GB&NI STARS AT DAY 1 OF U23 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  14. "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  15. "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  16. Henderson, Jason (3 August 2025). "TYPHOON TYRI WINS 400M HURDLES CLASSIC AT UK CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  17. "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  18. "Native Indoor Mile Records and Scottish event wins at another exciting EAP Glasgow". Scottish Athletics. 31 Jan 2026. Retrieved 1 Feb 2026.
  19. Broadbent, Chris (31 Jan 2026). "Minshull defeats Doom in Glasgow". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
  20. "ZHARNEL HUGHES, CHARLIE DOBSON, DESIREE HENRY AMONG GB RELAY TEAM FOR BOTSWANA". Athletics Weekly. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  21. "GB win mixed 4x400m bronze as five teams make Worlds". BBC Sport. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  22. "BRITISH SUCCESS ON DAY ONE AT THE WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS IN BOTSWANA". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  23. "ANNING AND HUDSON-SMITH IMPRESS AFTER HODGKINSON PULLS OUT". Athletics Weekly. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  24. Mills, Steven (8 Jul 2026). "Åskag and Bengström excel with victories on home soil in Karlstad". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  25. "Commonwealth Games 2026, Evening Session, Wednesday July 29: Sensational silvers". England Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  26. "Hunter Bell eyes ambitious sweep after Glasgow gold". BBC Sport. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.