 Ball in Götzis (2025) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | October 18, 2004 England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
| Club | Reading AC [1] |
| Coached by | Rafer Joseph [2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8,100 (2025) Heptathlon: 5,760 (2025) |
Sammy Ball is a British decathlete.
Ball began competing in athletics at the age of nine. [3] He is a graduate of The Piggott School and is currently studying sport science at the Berkshire College of Agriculture. [4]
Im May 2023 he achieved the British under-20 record in the decathlon, with a score of 7,870 points. [5] [6]
Ball became the British decathlon champion after winning the 2024 British Athletics Championships title. [7] [8]
Outdoor
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | 11.0h | Aldershot | 22 August 2021 |
| 200 metres | 21.48 (−0.4 m/s) | Cardiff | 29 June 2025 |
| 300 metres | 33.95 | Windsor | 16 April 2023 |
| 400 metres | 49.32 | Eton | 2 April 2022 |
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.74 (+0.9 m/s) | Swansea | 1 June 2024 |
| Long jump | 7.57 m (24 ft 10 in)(+1.5 m/s) | Chelmsford | 26 May 2025 |
| High jump | 1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Eton | 16 April 2023 |
| Pole vault | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) | Basingstoke | 5 July 2025 |
| Discus throw | 43.56 m (142 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Basingstoke | 5 July 2025 |
| Javelin throw | 36.78 m (120 ft 8 in) | Worthing | 26 June 2022 |
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | — | Götzis | 31 May–1 June 2025 | 8,100 points |
| 100 metres | 10.55 (+0.7 m/s) | Götzis | 31 May 2025 | 963 points |
| Long jump | 7.41 m (24 ft 3+1⁄2 in)(−0.6 m/s) | Götzis | 31 May 2025 | 913 points |
| Shot put | 15.17 m (49 ft 9 in) | Birmingham | 27 July 2024 | 800 points |
| High jump | 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Manchester | 27 May 2023 | 831 points |
| 400 metres | 47.29 | Götzis | 31 May 2025 | 944 points |
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.70 (+0.1 m/s) | Götzis | 1 June 2025 | 886 points |
| Discus throw | 42.63 m (139 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Birmingham | 28 July 2024 | 718 points |
| Pole vault | 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) | Milos | 12 May 2024 | 790 points |
| Javelin throw | 53.07 m (174 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Talence | 15 September 2024 | 634 points |
| 1500 metres | 4:18.12 | Götzis | 1 June 2025 | 824 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 8,303 points | |||
Indoor
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | 7.11 m (23 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | London | 1 February 2025 |
| High jump | 1.90 m (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | London | 6 February 2022 |
| 60 metres | 7.05 | London | 3 February 2024 |
| 200 metres | 22.48 | Glasgow | 4 December 2021 |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.21 | Cardiff | 19 December 2021 |
| Shot put | 13.92 m (45 ft 8 in) | London | 1 February 2025 |
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon | — | Stockholm | 14–15 February 2025 | 5,760 points |
| 60 metres | 6.98 | Sheffield | 18 January 2025 | 889 points |
| Long jump | 7.21 m (23 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Stockholm | 15 February 2025 | 864 points |
| Shot put | 13.91 m (45 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Sheffield | 18 January 2025 | 723 points |
| High jump | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Stockholm | 15 February 2025 | 776 points |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.34 | Sheffield | 19 January 2025 | 898 points |
| Pole vault | 4.62 m (15 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Stockholm | 16 February 2025 | 796 points |
| 1000 metres | 2:40.20 | Sheffield | 19 January 2025 | 871 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 5,817 points | |||