Jacob Bragg

Jacob Bragg
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born (2000-05-15) May 15, 2000
Australia
Occupation Student at Brisbane Grammar School [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, Half Marathon[2]
Coached by Brian Chapman[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Half Marathon: 78:53 (Brisbane 2013)

Jacob Bragg (born 15 May 2000) is an Australian long distance runner who holds the world single age record for U13 half marathon.[4][5]

Training

Bragg currently trains at UQ Athletics Centre and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre under the training of Brian Chapman.[3]

Career

On 24 November 2013, Bragg represented the University of California, Los Angeles and finished 6th in the open 5,000 m event, finishing 4 seconds behind the bronze medalist at the "We run the city" event at the Campus of the University of Southern California campus.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Queensland teenager Jacob Bragg sets world marathon record". The Australian. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Queensland teenager Jacob Bragg sets world marathon record". courier Mail. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Oz teen sets new world record for 13-year-old in 21 km half-marathon". Business Standard. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "World Single Age Records- Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Queensland teenager Jacob Bragg sets world marathon record". courier Mail. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Race results for We Run The City". Racemine. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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