Charles Jock
 Jock at the 2010 USATF Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 23, 1989 Mekelle,Ethiopia |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 164 lb (74 kg)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event | 800 meters |
| College team | UC Irvine |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest(s) | 400m:46.30[2] 800m:1:44.67[2] |
| Updated on August 14, 2016 | |
Charles Jock(born 23 November 1989) is anAmericanmiddle-distance runnerwho specializes in the 800 meter discipline. He ran collegiately atUC Irvine.He is currently theNACAC U23 record holderfor the 800 meter race. Jock represented the United States at the2011 World Championships in Athletics.
Early life
[edit]Jock was born in a refugee camp inEthiopiaafter his parents, John and Mary, escaped thecivil war in Sudan.[3]He and his family would eventually reach asylum in the United States and move toSan Diego, California.[3]In 2005, his father died of liver cancer.[4]
Running career
[edit]High school
[edit]Jock attendedMission Bay High School.He first played basketball for the school, during which coach Emmitt Dodd insisted that Jock try track and field. He first began as a high jumper before being put into an 800-meter race, the distance he would succeed in 2008 he was the California State meet champion in the 800 running a time of 1:51.64. He currently holds both of Mission Bay's 400 and 800 meter records.[5]
Collegiate
[edit]Jock attendedUniversity of California, Irvineand was given an athletic scholarship.[3]He majored in Urban Studies and showed an interest in sustainable living.[6]He became a member ofSigma Alpha Epsilonfraternity at UCI. While still in college, Jock qualified to represent the United States at the2011 World Championships in Athletics,where he ran in themen's 800 meters.A year later, Jock won the men's 800 meters at the2012 NCAA DI T&F Championships.
Post-collegiate
[edit]Jock qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 800 meters after a surprise 3rd-place finish in the event in theU.S. Olympic Trials.[7]Jock ran in heat 4 of themen's 800 at the 2016 Summer Olympics,finishing in sixth place with a time of 1:47.06.
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ab"Charles Jock".teamusa.org.United States Olympic Committee.Archived fromthe originalon July 25, 2016.Retrieved13 January2017.
- ^abIAAF."Charles JOCK - Athlete Profile".
- ^abcZiegler, Mark (May 3, 2013)."Charles Jock returns to running roots".
- ^Owens, Andrew (June 21, 2012)."Olympic hopeful Jock is adept at adapting".Los Angeles Times.
- ^Miller, Jeff (August 10, 2011)."UC Irvine's Jock seems born to run".
- ^"Community Action Partnership of Orange County - Newsletter".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-07-19.Retrieved2014-11-22.Community Action Partnership of Orange County:Olympian Hopeful joins Community Action Partnership Team as Planning Office Intern- May 2012 Newsletter
- ^[1]The Orange County Register:Boris Berian, Charles Jock complete unlikely journeys to U.S. Olympic track team
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American male middle-distance runners
- American people of South Sudanese descent
- Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent
- South Sudanese refugees
- UC Irvine Anteaters men's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon members
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 21st-century American sportsmen