Kimani Jack

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Kimani Jack
Personal information
Born (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 2:28m (College Station, 2026)

Kimani Jack (born 31 January 2004) is a British high jumper. He made his senior debut representing Great Britain at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships having been the runner-up at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships. [1]

Biography

A member of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, [2] Jack studied History at the University of Birmingham. [3] In May 2024, Jack won the high jump at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) outdoor championships. [4] [5]

In February 2025, he jumped a personal best height of 2.18 metres whilst competing in the Czech Republic. [6] He was runner-up at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham later that month, with a best jump of 2.15 metres to finish second behind Otis Poole. [7] [8]

Jack was selected for the British team to compete at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025, jumping a personal best 2.21 metres on his senior international debut to place seventh, helping the Great Britain team to finish in fifth place overall. [9] [10] [11] He was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, placing eighth in the final. [12] [13] Jack placed third at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships with a jump of 2.14 metres on 2 August 2025 in Birmingham, clearing the same height as joint-winners Divine Duruaku and Charlie Husbands but awarded third on countback. [14]

Having completed a graduate transfer to the University of Georgia in the United States, [15] on 10 January 2026, Jack set a new personal best with a 2.25 metres clearance at the Clemson Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina. [16] The following month he improved to 2.28 metres to win the SEC Indoor Championships. [17]

References

  1. "Kimani Jack". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. "THAMES VALLEY HARRIERS BEAT HARROW TO NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE TITLE". Athletics Weekly. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  3. Awosika, Feyisayo (March 11, 2025). "BUCS TALENT SHINES AT UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". bcoms. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  4. "BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  5. "UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TRIUMPH AT BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  6. "Hustopečské skákání". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. Gunston, Jo (24 Feb 2025). "Boy wonder and the mother of all performances at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. "GOURLEY & MILLS LEAD WAY WITH RECORDS AT MICROPLUS UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMP". British Athletics. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. Mallows, Tom (29 June 2025). "GB finish fifth at European Athletics Team Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  10. "SOLID PERFORMANCES FROM DAY THREE AT THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MADRID". British Athletics. 28 Jun 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  11. "GB&NI Team for European Team Championships Announced". Fast Running. June 12, 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  12. Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  13. "GB & NI FINISH SECOND OVERALL AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERGEN". British Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  14. Henderson, Jason (2 August 2025). "OKOYE BREAKS 40-YEAR-OLD NATIONAL CHAMPS DISCUS RECORD". Athletics Weekly.
  15. "Georgia Track Opens 2026 Indoor Season in Dominant Fashion at Clemson Invite". Georgia Dogs. January 11, 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  16. "Clemson Invitational". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
  17. "ARKANSAS MEN, FLORIDA WOMEN HOIST TROPHIES AT SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.