Jake Minshull
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Hurdling | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 46.32 (London, 2025) 400m hurdles: 48.74 (Oordegem, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Jake Minshull (born 11 October 2004) is a British hurdler and sprinter.[1]
Biography
Minshull is a member of Godiva Harriers in Coventry.[2] In December 2021, won a silver medal competing for England at the SIAB Indoor Pentathlon Championships in Glasgow, with 3866 points.[3] In February 2022, he lowered his personal best in the 800 metres indoors to 1:54.52 before winning gold in the under-20 category at the England Athletics Age Group Indoor Championships in Sheffield with an indoor personal best time of 1:52.89.[4] In July 2022, he won at the English Schools Championships in the Senior Boys 400 metres hurdles in 51.73 seconds, to set a new personal best and club record time.[5]
Minshull was a gold medalist in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel alongside David Race, Sam Lunt and Charlie Carvell.[6][7]
In May 2025, he won the 400 metres hurdles at the Loughborough International competing for England, running a time of 49.86 seconds.[8][9] Later that month, he lowered his personal best to 48.88 seconds for the 400m hurdles whilst competing in Brussels.[10] He was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, winning his heat in 50.03 seconds, before placing fifth in the final in 49.18 seconds.[11][12][13]
On 2 August, he qualified for the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, beating Seamus Derbyshire on the line of his semi-final.[14] The following day in the final he was well-placed on the back straight but fell at the final hurdle.[15] In October 2025, he was named on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[16]
On 31 January 2026, Minshull claimed a notable indoors victory, including over 2024 European and World Indoor champion Alexander Doom, running 46.51 for the 400 metres in Glasgow, more than a second faster than his previous indoor personal best.[17][18]
Minshull was named in the British squad for the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[19]
References
- ^ "Jake Minshull". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Aaron (1 March 2022). "Coventry Godiva Harriers represented at British Indoor Athletics Championships". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Aaron (7 December 2021). "Coventry Godiva Harriers athlete Jake wins silver for England". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Aaron (15 February 2022). "Coventry Godiva Harriers athlete Jake wins gold at England Athletics Indoor Championships". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Aaron (12 July 2022). "Coventry Godiva Harriers athletes win six medals at English Schools Championships". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "CAPTAIN CARVELL & BRILLIANT BENJAMIN LEAD WAY AS EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPS BEGIN". British Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Kickstarting the season at Loughborough International". England Athletics. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "MOLLY PALMER IMPRESSES IN LOUGHBOROUGH LONG JUMP AS JAZ SAWYERS RETURNS". Athletics Weekly. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (26 May 2025). "Over 72 metres again! 72.11m for Ceh in Ptuj". European Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "SUCCESS FOR YOUNG GB&NI STARS AT DAY 1 OF U23 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (3 August 2025). "TYPHOON TYRI WINS 400M HURDLES CLASSIC AT UK CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Native Indoor Mile Records and Scottish event wins at another exciting EAP Glasgow". Scottish Athletics. 31 Jan 2026. Retrieved 1 Feb 2026.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (31 Jan 2026). "Minshull defeats Doom in Glasgow". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
- ^ "ZHARNEL HUGHES, CHARLIE DOBSON, DESIREE HENRY AMONG GB RELAY TEAM FOR BOTSWANA". Athletics Weekly. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.