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Kimani Jack
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 22)
London
Education
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHigh jump: 2:31 m (2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 GlasgowHigh jump

Kimani Jack (born 31 January 2004) is a British high jumper. He made his senior debut representing Great Britain at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships having been the runner-up at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships. Competing in the United States, he won the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[1]

Biography

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A member of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers,[2] Jack attended St Albans School, Hertfordshire where he achieved A*A*A at A Level. He then studied History at the University of Birmingham.[3] At the university, he competed for the track and field team. In 2024, Jack won both the indoor and outdoor high jump titles at British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) championships.[4][5][6] He won the outdoor title again in 2025.[7]

In February 2025, he jumped a personal best height of 2.18 metres whilst competing in the Czech Republic.[8] He was runner-up at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham later that month, with a best jump of 2.15 metres to finish second behind Otis Poole.[9][10]

Jack was selected for the British team to compete at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025, jumping a personal best 2.21 metres on his senior international debut to place seventh, helping the Great Britain team to finish in fifth place overall.[11][12][13] He was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, placing eighth in the final.[14][15] Jack placed third at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships with a jump of 2.14 metres on 2 August 2025 in Birmingham, clearing the same height as joint-winners Divine Duruaku and Charlie Husbands but awarded third on countback.[16]

Having completed a graduate transfer to the University of Georgia in the United States,[17] on 10 January 2026, Jack set a new personal best with a 2.25 metres clearance at the Clemson Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina.[18] The following month he improved to 2.28 metres to win the SEC Indoor Championships.[19] On 14 March 2026, he won a bronze medal with a jump of 2.21 metres at the 2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[20] At the close of the indoor season, Jack was named an NCAA D1 All-American and in the All-SEC Indoor T&F First Team.[21][22]

In May 2026, during the outdoor season, Jack cleared a personal best 2.31 metres at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial in Athens, Georgia.[23] It was the first time he had breached the 2.30 barrier. The jump broke the University of Georgia school record which had stood one since 1985, and meant Jack held both the indoor and outdoor records for the university. Moreover, it moved him to number 22 on the all-time collegiate list, and to seventh on the British all-time list.[24][25][26] On 12 June 2026, Jack jumped 2.28 m to win the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[27][28] The following weekend, Jack cleared 2.24 metres to place second behind Joel Clarke-Khan at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[29] On 10 July, he placed second with a clearance of 2.30m behind Oleh Doroshchuk at the 2026 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[30] He was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning the bronze medal with a jump of 2.20 metres, having passed his final attempt at 2.25 metres to aim for gold with 2.28 m.[31][32]

References

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  1. ↑ "Kimani Jack". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "THAMES VALLEY HARRIERS BEAT HARROW TO NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE TITLE". Athletics Weekly. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  3. ↑ Awosika, Feyisayo (March 11, 2025). "BUCS TALENT SHINES AT UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". bcoms. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  4. ↑ "Roster Athletics: BUCS Indoor Championships 2024".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  6. ↑ "UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TRIUMPH AT BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  7. ↑ "Roster Athletics: BUCS Outdoor Championships 2025".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Hustopečské skákání". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Gunston, Jo (24 Feb 2025). "Boy wonder and the mother of all performances at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "GOURLEY & MILLS LEAD WAY WITH RECORDS AT MICROPLUS UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMP". British Athletics. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Mallows, Tom (29 June 2025). "GB finish fifth at European Athletics Team Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "SOLID PERFORMANCES FROM DAY THREE AT THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MADRID". British Athletics. 28 Jun 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "GB&NI Team for European Team Championships Announced". Fast Running. June 12, 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  14. ↑ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "GB & NI FINISH SECOND OVERALL AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERGEN". British Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Henderson, Jason (2 August 2025). "OKOYE BREAKS 40-YEAR-OLD NATIONAL CHAMPS DISCUS RECORD". Athletics Weekly.
  17. ↑ "Georgia Track Opens 2026 Indoor Season in Dominant Fashion at Clemson Invite". Georgia Dogs. January 11, 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Clemson Invitational". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  19. ↑ "ARKANSAS MEN, FLORIDA WOMEN HOIST TROPHIES AT SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  20. ↑ "Arkansas & Georgia Claim The 2026 NCAA D1 Indoor National Team T&F Titles". Flotrack. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field All-America ::: USTFCCCA". Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  22. ↑ "2026 All-SEC Indoor Track & Field Teams Announced". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  23. ↑ Benatti, Andrea (5 May 2026). "Jonathan Simms runs 44.02: closest U20 ever to Steve Lewis' 43.87". Atleticalive. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "2026 Men's Outdoor Track Top-10 List" (PDF). University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  25. ↑ "SEC Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week: May 5 | presented by Allstate". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  26. ↑ "Kimani Jack clears 2.31m to become the seventh-best British performer of all time - Britannia Sport". 2026-05-03. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  27. ↑ "OREGON'S SIMEON BIRNBAUM CLOSES FAST TO SECURE ELUSIVE 1,500 METERS TITLE". Dye Stat. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "Ogazi, Reid and Tharp storm to NCAA titles as more records fall in Eugene". World Athletics. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "EMOTIONAL CLARKE-KHAN WINS UK CROWN AFTER INJURY NIGHTMARE". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Wanyonyi breaks world 1000m record with 2:11.83 in Monaco". World Athletics. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  31. ↑ Crumley, Euan (27 July 2026). "ROSE DAVIES' PATIENCE PAYS OFF TO STRIKE 10,000M GOLD". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  32. ↑ "Young and Hahn win England's first athletics golds". BBC Sport. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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