Jacob Paul
{{short description|British hurdler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = Jacob Paul
|image = 2022-08-18 European Championships 2022 – Men's 400 Metres Hurdles by Sandro Halank–037.jpg
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|caption = Jacob Paul during ECh in 2022
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|6|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Banstead, Surrey, England
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|alma_mater = University of Bath
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| nationals = 2019
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| commonwealth = 2018
|country = {{GBR2}}, {{ENG}}
|sport = Hurdling
|club = TeamBath
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|medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition | British Athletics Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Birmingham|400 metre hurdles}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Birmingham|400 metre hurdles}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Manchester|400 metre hurdles}}
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Jacob Paul (born 6 February 1995) is a British hurdler who won the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2019 British Athletics Championships. He competed for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Personal life
Paul is from Banstead, Surrey. He studied at the University of Bath,{{cite news| url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/banstead-hurdler-jacob-paul-targets-14200913| title= Banstead hurdler Jacob Paul targets Commonwealth Games final after receiving late call up for Gold Coast| last=Seckington| first=Kaylee| work=GetSurrey| date=25 January 2018| accessdate=11 March 2018}} and graduated in 2016.{{cite magazine| url= https://athleticsweekly.com/performance/jacob-paul-on-hurdles-training-97718/| title= Jacob Paul on hurdles training| magazine=Athletics Weekly| date=15 May 2018| accessdate=4 December 2020}}
Career
In the 2010 season, he led the under-17 decathlon rankings, before choosing to switch to hurdling.{{cite news| url= http://www.athleticsweekly.com/0/admin/news/young-athlete-jacob-paul/| title= Young Athlete - Jacob Paul| work=Athletics Weekly| date=17 June 2013|accessdate=11 March 2018}} He competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games on the Isle of Man, finishing fourth, and also the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.{{cite web|url= https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/jacob-paul| title= Jacob Paul| work=Team England| accessdate=11 March 2018}} at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships, Paul came third in the 400m hurdles event.{{cite web| url= http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-u20-championships/history/year=2013/results/index.html| title=U20 400m Hurdles Men - Final| publisher=European Athletic Association|date=21 July 2013| accessdate=19 December 2018}} He competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, finishing third in his semi-final and missing out on the final by one place.{{cite news| url= https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/brilliant-bronze-for-davies-at-world-university-games/| title= BRILLIANT BRONZE FOR DAVIES AT WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES| work=UK Athletics| date=25 August 2017| accessdate=11 March 2018}}{{cite web| url= https://www.teambath.com/2017/09/06/jacob-paul-world-university-games/| title= Hurdler Jacob Paul reflects on "incredible" experience at World University Games| publisher=Team Bath| date=6 September 2017| accessdate=11 March 2018}} In 2017, Paul came second in the British Championships, in a personal best time of 49.49, which was the first time he had run under 50 seconds. In the same year, he came fifth in the European U-23 Championships.{{cite news| url= https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/uk-sports/2018/01/22/greg-rutherford-to-miss-commonwealth-games-over-lack-of-preparation/| title= Greg Rutherford to miss Commonwealth Games over lack of preparation| work=Express & Star| date=22 January 2018| accessdate=11 March 2018}}{{cite news| url= https://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/gallery/athletics/126743/wseh-ac-spaul-gets-the-call-for-commonwealth-games-after-rutherford-pulls-out-with-injury.html| title= WSEH AC's Paul gets the call for Commonwealth Games after Rutherford pulls out with injury| last=Copas| first=Graeme| work=Windsor Express| date=25 January 2018| accessdate=11 March 2018}}{{cite news| url= https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/bucs-track-and-field-delegation-geared-for-world-university-games/| title= BUCS TRACK AND FIELD DELEGATION GEARED FOR WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES| work=UK Athletics| date=22 August 2017| accessdate=11 March 2018}}
Paul received a late call up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia after long jumper Greg Rutherford withdrew from the Games.{{cite web| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05w61jq| title= FEATURE: Banstead hurdler Jacob Paul on Commonwealth Games call-up & aspirations in the sport| publisher=BBC Surrey| date=26 January 2018| accessdate=11 March 2018}} The Games were Paul's first major senior championship. In 2019, Paul won the 400 metres hurdles event at the British Athletics Championships.[http://extranet.britishathletics.org.uk/results/20190824_birmingham/data/m/400h_r_f.html 14:11 - 400 metres hurdles - Men - Final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223065532/http://extranet.britishathletics.org.uk/Results/20190824_Birmingham/Data/M/400H_R_f.html |date=23 February 2020 }}. British Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-22. In 2021, Paul won the 400 metres hurdles event at the National Athletics League,{{cite magazine| url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/amelia-strickler-proves-a-point-at-the-national-athletics-league-1039946775/| title=Amelia Strickler proves a point at the National Athletics League| magazine=Athletics Weekly| date=5 July 2021| accessdate=2 September 2021}} and came third in the event at the 2021 British Athletics Championships.{{cite web| url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/17-athletes-book-their-places-in-tokyo-on-final-day-of-the-muller-british-athletics-championships/| title=17 ATHLETES BOOK THEIR PLACES IN TOKYO ON FINAL DAY OF THE MÜLLER BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPS| publisher=UK Athletics| date=27 June 2021| accessdate=2 September 2021}} He was not selected for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web| url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/a-further-65-athletes-nominated-to-represent-team-gb-at-the-2020-tokyo-olympic-games/| title=A FURTHER 65 ATHLETES NOMINATED TO REPRESENT TEAM GB AT THE 2020 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES| publisher=UK Athletics| date=29 June 2021| accessdate=29 June 2021| archive-date=29 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629121108/https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/a-further-65-athletes-nominated-to-represent-team-gb-at-the-2020-tokyo-olympic-games/| url-status=live}} At the 2022 European Athletics Championships, Paul was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metres hurdles event, after finishing fifth in his semi-final. He set personal best times in both the heats and semi-finals.{{cite news| url=https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/20679467.paul-vows-build-valuable-experiences-european-championships/| title=Paul vows to build on valuable experiences of European Championships| work=Messenger Newspapers| date=20 August 2022| accessdate=25 August 2022}}
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References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
{{British Athletics Championships men's 400 metres hurdles champions}}
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Category:British male hurdlers
Category:English male hurdlers
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:British Athletics Championships winners