Jake Stein
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer and decathlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Jake Stein
| image = Jake Stein 2019.2.jpg
| caption = Stein playing for Greater Western Sydney in July 2019
| fullname = Jake Stein
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|1|17}}
| birth_place = Penrith, New South Wales
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| weight =
| position =
| currentclub = {{AFL GC}}
| guernsey = 42
| years1 = 2017–2022
| club1 = {{AFL GWS}}
| games_goals1 = 20 (1)
| years2 = 2023
| club2 = {{AFL GC}}
| games_goals2 = {{0}}0 (0)
| games_goalstotal = 20 (1)
| statsend = 2023
| careerhighlights = * 2023 VFL premiership player
}}
Jake Stein (born 17 January 1994) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for {{AFL GC}} in the Australian Football League (AFL) and a former track and field athlete specialising in the decathlon. He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants.
In 2014 Stein won his first National open title and was chosen to represent Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
He also represented Australia at the 2011 World Youth Championships and the 2012 World Junior Championships. He finished first with a World Youth Best Performance in 2011 and finished second in 2012 behind Gunnar Nixon in a then Oceania Junior Record score of 7955 points.
Athletic career
{{Infobox sportsperson
| headercolor =
| name = Jake Stein
| fullname =
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| nationality = Australian
| sport = Athletics
| event = Decathlon
| collegeteam =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1994|1|17}}{{cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/352024 |title=Profile of Jake STEIN - All-Athletics.com |work=all-athletics.com |access-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083809/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/352024 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |url-status=live}}
| birth_place = Penrith, New South Wales
| residence = Luddenham, New South Wales{{cite news |last1=TARBERT |first1=KRISTINE |title=Luddenham decathlete Jake Stein is bound for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/west/luddenham-decathlete-jake-stein-is-bound-for-the-2014-commonwealth-games-in-glasgow/story-fngr8j33-1226884820902 |access-date=6 April 2015 |work=Penrith Press |date=15 April 2014}}
| coach=
| death_date =
| death_place=
| height =
| weight =
| pb = Decathlon: 7601 (2014)
| country = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia
| show-medals =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}
{{MedalCount
|World Youth Championships|1|0|0
|World Junior Championships|0|1|0
|Total|1|1|0
}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Youth Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Lille|Octathlon}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Barcelona|Decathlon}}
}}
=Records and rankings=
Stein has won one National Title at the Australian National Track & Field Championships in the Decathlon and has won a handful of medals at the Australian Junior Championships in the Junior Decathlon, Shot Put, Discus Throw & 110m Hurdles.{{cite web |url=http://athhistory.imgstg.com/athletes/athlete5795.htm |title=Jake Stein |work=Australian Athletics Historical Results |access-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412094730/http://athhistory.imgstg.com/athletes/athlete5795.htm |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=usurped}}
=Competitions=
==World Youth Championships==
Stein competed in the 7th edition of the World Youth Championships in 2011. He finished 1st with a new World Youth Best Performance, setting 6 personal bests on the way to gold.{{cite web |url=http://nswathletics.org.au/Competitions/Calendar/stein-world-champion-and-world-record-holder |title=Stein – World champion and world record holder |work=Athletics New South Wales |access-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413121717/http://nswathletics.org.au/Competitions/Calendar/stein-world-champion-and-world-record-holder |archive-date=13 April 2015 |url-status=live}}
==World Junior Championships==
In 2012 Stein competed in the World Junior Championships. There were two men other than Stein predicted to challenge for the title, Gunnar Nixon the eventual winner and Dutch National Junior Record holder Pieter Braun. In the end it came down to the 1500m where Stein went in with the lead but unfortunately Nixon finished too strongly and captured the title with Stein finishing in Second.{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/feature/stein-the-student-on-his-decathlon-rivals-and |title=Stein the student on his Decathlon rivals and his strengths |date=9 July 2012 |work=iaaf.org |access-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412041012/http://www.iaaf.org/news/feature/stein-the-student-on-his-decathlon-rivals-and |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=live}}
AFL career
In November 2016, Stein signed with the Greater Western Sydney Giants as a category B rookie.{{cite news |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-18/world-athletics-champion-joins-giants-as-category-b-rookie |title=World athletics champion joins Giants as rookie |last=Navaratnam |first=Dinny |date=18 November 2016 |work=AFL.com.au |publisher=Bigpond |access-date=18 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118164609/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-18/world-athletics-champion-joins-giants-as-category-b-rookie |archive-date=18 November 2016 |url-status=live}}
Statistics
= Personal bests =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" | |||
| "
! Event ! Performance ! Venue ! Date | |||
| Decathlon | align=right | 7601 | align=right | Canberra | align=right| 1 February 2014 |
| 100 metres | align=right | 11.22 (−0.7 m/s) | align=right | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | align=right| 31 March 2012 |
| Long jump | align=right | 7.50m (+2.5 m/s) | align=right | Mannheim | align=right| 23 June 2012 |
| Shot put | align=right | 15.01m | align=right | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | align=right| 10 November 2012 |
| High jump | align=right | 2.04m | align=right |Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | align=right| 4 February 2011 |
| 400 metres | align=right | 50.63 | align=right | Hampden Park | align=right| 28 July 2014 |
| 110 metres hurdles | align=right | 14.85 (−1.3 m/s) | align=right | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | align=right| 2 March 2014 |
| Discus throw | align=right | 50.63m | align=right | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | align=right| 2 March 2014 |
| Pole vault | align=right | 4.50m | align=right | Canberra | align=right| 1 February 2014 |
| Javelin throw | align=right | 69.61m | align=right | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | align=right| 11 July 2012 |
| 1500 metres | align=right | 4:43.71 | align=right | Lakeside Stadium | align=right| 6 April 2014 |
Achievements
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} | ||
| colspan="6"|Representing {{AUS}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| |2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France
|1st |
| |2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain
|2nd |7955 |
References
{{Commons category}}
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{GCplayer}}
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{AFL Tables}}
{{2023 Gold Coast premiership players}}
{{Footer IAAF World Youth Champions Octathlon/Decathlon Men}}
{{Footer Australia NC Decathlon Men}}
{{2020 AFL rookie draft}}
{{2023 AFL rookie draft}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stein, Jake}}
Category:Australian rules footballers from Sydney
Category:Greater Western Sydney Giants players
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia