| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 18 July 2000 Townsville, Queensland |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 10.15 |
Jake Doran (born 18 July 2000) is an Australian athlete who competes as a sprinter. In 2022 he became Australian national champion over 100 metres and represented Australia at the World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games. [1]
From Townsville, Jake attended Townsville Grammar School. As a junior Doran broke the Australian junior 100m record with a 10.15 second run in Finland in July 2018 before representing Australia at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. [2]
Doran won gold in the 100m at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships having previously won the silver medal at the 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships in the same event. He also became national champion over 100 metres in 2022. [3] [4] Doran subsequently represented Australia at the World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games in 2022. [5] [6] In 2023 Doran won the national 200m title at the Australian Athletics Championships and later competed at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the 100m.[ citation needed ]
In January 2024, he set a new stadium record of 10.40 seconds for the 100 meters at the Cook Classic in Whanganui, beating the 24 year-old record of Gus Nketia. [7]
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