Jason John (athlete)

Jason John

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1971-10-17) 17 October 1971 (age 53) Birmingham, England
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	Newham and Essex Beagles
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria 4x100m relay

Jason John (born 17 October 1971) is a male former athlete from England who competed in the sprinting events and participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Born in Birmingham, John attended Handsworth Grammar School, ^[3] and went on to become an English and P.E teacher at Anthony Gell School.

John represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships (he ran in the heats and semis but not the final). He also won a silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and reached the final at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. In addition, he represented his country at two World Championships, in 1993 and 1995.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

John finished second behind Darren Braithwaite in the 200 metres event at the 1995 AAA Championships. ^{[7] [8]}

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain and   England
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	4th	100 m	10.40 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.78
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	7th	60 m	6.69
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.73
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th (sf)	100 m	6.60 [9]
			14th (h)	200 m	21.25
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	13th (sf)	100 m	10.34
			3rd (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	38.05
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	100 m	10.46
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	5th (qf)	100 m	10.29
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.39
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	20th (qf)	100 m	10.39
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	2nd	60 m	6.64

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.23 (+1.2 m/s) (London 1994)
• 200 metres – 20.86 (+0.6 m/s) (Birmingham 1995)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.60 (Birmingham 1993)
• 200 metres – 21.25 (Toronto 1993)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
2. Jason John at World Athletics
3. "Alumni". Handsworth Grammar School. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
4. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
5. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
8. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
9. Did not finish in the final