Ashley Bryant

Ashley Bryant (born 17 May 1991 in Hammersmith, London) is a British decathlete.[1] He is a member of Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club [2] and is coached by Ian Grant ,[3] a specialist coach for decathletes in and around the South East of England.[4]

Bryant was the best decathlete in the country for 2013 at the age of 22, and for the Long Jump and several other single events he was ranked in the Top 10 U23 Top 20 Senior. In the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, he came fourth and got his personal best of 8070 points also. It was the first time in the history of the European Athletics U23 Championships that 8000 points did not place in the top three.

A European Cup 1st League bronze medalist in 2011, he went on to compete in the World Student Games as a 20-year-old, placing fifth event in Shenzhen.

He captained his Country at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada.[5]

Personal bests

Event Personal Best Result World Ranking
60m 7.22 secs 87th in 2013 (U23)
100m 11.02 secs 77th in 2013 (U23)
200m 22.44 secs 24th in 2011 (U23)
400m 48.10 secs 14th in 2013 (U23)
60mH 8.27 secs 12th in 2013 (U23)
110mH 14.20 secs 7th in 2013 (U23)
High Jump 1.96 metres 14th in 2013 (U23)
Long Jump 7.53 metres 2nd in 2013 (U23)
Pole Vault 4.55 metres 12th in 2013 (U23)
Discus 42.72 metres 12th in 2013 (U23)
Javelin 70.44 metres 5th in 2013 (U23)
Shot Put 13.76 metres 8th in 2013 (U23)
Decathlon 8141 points Best of all time (U23)

References

  1. "Athlete Profile". Thepowerof10.info. 1991-05-17. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  2. "WSEH Club Achievements 2014" (PDF). Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. Emily Moss (6 August 2013). "How they train – Ashley Bryant". Athletics Weekly. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. Ashley Bryant.Glasgow2014. Retrieved on 2014-09-17.
  5. http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=23657&event=DecU20M&venue=Moncton%2c+CAN&date=21-Jul-10

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