Nathan Fox (triple jumper)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1990 London, England[1] |
| Education | Brunel University |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers[3] |
| Coached by | Sarah Hunter (–2010) Larry Achike (2011-2012) Frank Attoh (2012-2016) Tosin Oke (2016–) |
Nathan Fox (born 21 October 1990) is an English former athlete who specialised in the triple jump.[4]
Biography
After breaking the UK under 15 national record at 14, he became the first British person of that age to jump over 14 metres (14.11m). Representing Great Britain as a schoolboy he placed 5th at the European Youth Olympics in 2007.
He then went on to place 6th at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow[5] and the 2017 World Championships.
He made the podium of the British Athletics Championships on seven occasions from 2010 to 2019.[6][7]
His personal bests in the event are 16.81 metres outdoors (-1.4 m/s, Clermont 2017) and 16.53 metres indoors (Sheffield 2017).[8]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain and  England
| |||||
| 2007 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | Triple jump | 15.11 m |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | Triple jump | 16.26 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 19th (q) | Triple jump | 16.49 m |
References
- ^ 2014 CWG bio
- ^ EAA profile
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Nathan Fox at World Athletics
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 Team". Team England. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ All-Athletics profile