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| Full name | Jason John | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1971 Birmingham, West Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Newham and Essex Beagles, London | ||||||||||||||
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Jason John (born 17 October 1971) [1] is a male retired English athlete who competed in the sprinting events. [2]
John represented Great Britain at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics 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, British Columbia, Canada. [3] [4] [5]
Born in Birmingham, he attended Handsworth Grammar School, [6] and went on to become an English and P.E teacher at Anthony Gell School.
| 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 [7] |
| 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 |
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