Kimani Jack
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 January 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | High jump: 2:28m (College Station, 2026) |
Kimani Jack (born 31 January 2004) is a British high jumper. He made his senior debut representing Great Britain at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships having been the runner-up at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships.[1]
Biography
A member of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers,[2] Jack studied History at the University of Birmingham.[3] In May 2024, Jack won the high jump at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) outdoor championships.[4][5]
In February 2025, he jumped a personal best height of 2.18 metres whilst competing in the Czech Republic.[6] He was runner-up at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham later that month, with a best jump of 2.15 metres to finish second behind Otis Poole.[7][8]
Jack was selected for the British team to compete at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025, jumping a personal best 2.21 metres on his senior international debut to place seventh, helping the Great Britain team to finish in fifth place overall.[9][10][11] He was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, placing eighth in the final.[12][13] Jack placed third at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships with a jump of 2.14 metres on 2 August 2025 in Birmingham, clearing the same height as joint-winners Divine Duruaku and Charlie Husbands but awarded third on countback.[14]
Having completed a graduate transfer to the University of Georgia in the United States,[15] on 10 January 2026, Jack set a new personal best with a 2.25 metres clearance at the Clemson Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina.[16] The following month he improved to 2.28 metres to win the SEC Indoor Championships.[17]
References
- ^ "Kimani Jack". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "THAMES VALLEY HARRIERS BEAT HARROW TO NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE TITLE". Athletics Weekly. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
- ^ Awosika, Feyisayo (March 11, 2025). "BUCS TALENT SHINES AT UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". bcoms. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
- ^ "BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
- ^ "UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TRIUMPH AT BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Hustopečské skákání". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (24 Feb 2025). "Boy wonder and the mother of all performances at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "GOURLEY & MILLS LEAD WAY WITH RECORDS AT MICROPLUS UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMP". British Athletics. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Mallows, Tom (29 June 2025). "GB finish fifth at European Athletics Team Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "SOLID PERFORMANCES FROM DAY THREE AT THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MADRID". British Athletics. 28 Jun 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "GB&NI Team for European Team Championships Announced". Fast Running. June 12, 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "GB & NI FINISH SECOND OVERALL AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERGEN". British Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (2 August 2025). "OKOYE BREAKS 40-YEAR-OLD NATIONAL CHAMPS DISCUS RECORD". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "Georgia Track Opens 2026 Indoor Season in Dominant Fashion at Clemson Invite". Georgia Dogs. January 11, 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Clemson Invitational". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.
- ^ "ARKANSAS MEN, FLORIDA WOMEN HOIST TROPHIES AT SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.