Jacko Gill
 Gill at the2017 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jackson Gill |
| Born | 20 December 1994 Auckland,New Zealand |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) (2011) |
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Shot put champion (2023) |
| Personalbests | 5 kg:24.45 m (2011,WYB) 6 kg:23.00 m (2013,WJR)[1] 7.26 kg:22.12 m (2023) |
Medal record | |
Jackson Gill(born 20 December 1994) is a New Zealandtrack and fieldathlete who competes in theshot put.Gill throws with his right hand, using the spin technique. In 2010, hewon gold in the shot putat theWorld Junior Championshipsat the age of 15 years, 213 days, which made him the youngest ever male gold medalist at the World Junior Championships (surpassingUsain Boltwho was 15 years, 332 days old when he won the 200 metres in2002). In 2012, hedefended his titleat the2012 World Junior Championships.
Career[edit]
Gill first came to prominence in late 2009 when he set world age-14 bests with the 5 kg Shot (20.42m) and 6 kg Shot (17.41m).[2] At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, as a 15-year-old, Gill won the gold in the shot put (6 kg) with a distance of 20.76m,[3]beating 18- and 19-year-olds and becoming the youngest-ever male junior champion.[4]
In 2010, prior to the World Junior Championships, Gill threw the 5 kg shot 22.53m at an event inStockholm,Sweden,exceeding the best-known performances with that weight for 15- and 16-year-olds. He improved to 22.60m in finishing second at the inauguralYouth Olympic Gamesdespite being unwell. On 11 December 2010, at the New Zealand National Secondary Schools Championships, Gill set a youth (under-18) world-best performance of 23.86m (5 kg).[5]
On 26 March 2011, at the New Zealand National Championships, Gill achieved 21.34m[6]with the 6 kg shot, at the time ranking him 4th on the all-time IAAF junior list for shot put.[7]
On 23 April 2011, at 16 years of age, Gill threw 20.01m with the senior shot (7.26 kg). Gill's throw broke the 44-year-oldNew Zealand national recordset byLes Millsin 1967.[8] This performance surpassed the standard for the2011 Athletics World Championships,however the rules for that competition exclude anyone of Jacko's age competing in any throwing events. An appeal to the IAAF for an exception to be made to this regulation to allow Gill to compete was rejected.[9]The performance also surpassed the B standard for the2012 Olympics[10]however not only was it outside the qualifying period (which started on 1 May) it was also less than the qualification standard (20.30m) subsequently set by Athletics New Zealand.[11]On 5 December 2011 he qualified for the 2012 Olympics by throwing 20.38m.[12]On the same occasion he threw 22.31 with the 6 kg shot[13]to become the second furthest junior (under-20) thrower ever with that weight. Gill has been reported as the youngest and one of the lightest athletes[8]to throw over 20m.
On 7 July 2011 at the2011 World Youth Championships in AthleticsinLille Métropole,France,Gill won the gold medal by 4m with aWorld Youth Best Performanceof 24.35m,[14]which he subsequently improved later that year with a throw of 24.45m in Auckland on 12 December.[15]
On 20 July 2013 Gill broke the Oceania Junior Record with 22.32m at Brisbane, Australia.[16]He surpassed this with 22.54m at the North Shore, Auckland on 4 August.[17]On 18 August, also at the North Shore in Auckland, he threw 23.00 to break the World Junior Record.[1][18]
On 25 June 2014 inRarotonga,Gill improved his personal best to 20.70m in winning the shot put title at the2014Oceania Area Championships in Athletics.[19]
Personal life[edit]
Gill's father, Walter, is a formerdiscus throwerand national shot-put champion, and his mother, Nerida, is a former discus thrower.[20]He attendedTakapuna Grammar Schooluntil 2010. Jacko was the subject of a "feature" interview for theIAAF's March 2013 monthly on-line newsletter, in which he said he had a keen interest in the shot from an early age: "Since about 10 years old I've decided to write all of my lifting programs and schedules for my training. I didn't really fit in well at gyms, so I decided to do all weights in our garage at home. I enjoy weight-lifting, power-lifting mainly, so will lift for around four hours a day, and throw only a couple of times per week." He also said that his athletic "hero" isRicky Bruch,a former Discus World record-holder from Sweden.[2]
Coaching[edit]
Gill was coached by Didier Poppé during the years of his World Youth and World Junior Championships campaigns. In late 2012 he began training under the direction of former New Zealand shot championCourtney Ireland[2]and was later coached byKirsten Hellier.
Achievements[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abIAAF: World Record Ratified
- ^abc"In Final Year As A Junior, Gill Already Has Sights on Senior Success".IAAF.org.Retrieved29 March2013.
- ^"2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics: Men's shot put (final)".IAAF.Retrieved11 August2017.
- ^"Kiwi wins gold at world junior athletics championships".Stuff. 21 July 2010.Retrieved21 July2010.
- ^IAAF Youth All-time Shot Put list
- ^McMurran, Alistair (28 March 2011)."Athletics: Gill adds to shot put world record collection".Otago Daily Times.Retrieved6 October2011.
- ^IAAF Junior All-time Shot Put list
- ^ab"Athletics: Jacko's massive throw an absolute thriller".The New Zealand Herald.24 April 2011.Retrieved24 April2011.
- ^Woodcock, Fred (8 July 2011)."Jacko Gill sets sight on London Olympics medal".Stuff.Retrieved6 October2011.
- ^IAAF: QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIADArchived7 July 2012 at theWayback Machine
- ^2012 Olympic Games – London: Selection Criteria
- ^"Athletics: Gill grabs Olympics qualifier".The New Zealand Herald.5 December 2011.Retrieved5 December2011.
- ^"Teen sets record, attains Olympic standard".stuff.co.nz.Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2013.Retrieved5 December2011.
- ^IAAF World Youth Championships: Boys Shot Put Final – Gill beyond 24m, three times!
- ^"Athletics: NZ shot putter Jacko Gill breaks world record".The New Zealand Herald.19 December 2011.Retrieved25 December2011.
- ^IAAF Outdoor Junior list 2013: Shot put
- ^Athletics New Zealand: Cross Country Champs, Jacko Extends 6kg Shot Record & Weekly RoundupArchived5 August 2013 atarchive.today
- ^Stuff.co.nz Gill breaks world junior shot put record
- ^"Gill produces a career-best throw in Rarotonga".stuff.co.nz.27 June 2014.Retrieved27 June2014.
- ^"Jacko Gill: Circle this name".Stuff.co.nz. 20 December 2009.Retrieved21 July2010.
External links[edit]
- Jacko GillatWorld Athletics
- Jacko Gillat theNew Zealand Olympic Committee
- Jacko Gillat theCommonwealth Games Federation(archived)
- Jacko GillatOlympics.com
- Jacko GillatOlympedia
World U20 Championsin men'sshot put | |
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- New Zealand male shot putters
- Olympic athletes for New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for New Zealand
- 21st-century New Zealand people
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
- People educated at Takapuna Grammar School