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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 15 October 1975 South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400m |
| Club | South Shields Harriers |
Medal record | |
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]
Biography
[edit]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 × 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
[edit]- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from South Shields
- English men sprinters
- British men sprinters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Great Britain
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century British sportsmen
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics