| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Chelmsford Athletics Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | High jump: 2:18 (Birmingham, 2024) |
Tom Hewes (born 15 September 1999) is a British high jumper. He won the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships. [1]
From Langham, Essex, he attended Colchester Sixth Form College. [2] He started athletics at Colchester and Tendring Athletics Club. [3] He set a new county championship record at the Essex and Eastern Counties Indoor Championships, at Lee Valley, winning both the Essex and Eastern titles in the under-17 high jump, after clearing 1.93 metres in 2015. [4]
He is a member of Chelmsford Athletics Club. He made his international debut when he competed at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy. [5]
He set a new personal best of 2.18m to win the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. His previous best, of 2.15m, had been set back in 2017, before a serious of injuries had hampered his process and made him question retirement. [6] In May 2024, he competed for England at the Loughborough International, placing fifth overall. [7]