Daniel Lewis (triple jumper)

Daniel Lewis (born 8 November 1989) is an international track and field athlete, competing for both England and Jamaica in the Triple Jump. He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he finished in 7th place with a leap of 16.17m.

Daniel Lewis
Personal information
Nationality Great Britain
Born (1989-11-08) 8 November 1989
London, England, United Kingdom[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Triple Jump
ClubShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple Jump(outdoor): 16.26 m (Bilbao, Spain 2014)
Triple Jump(indoor): 16.31 m (Sheffield, United Kingdom 2014)

As a youth he competed at the English Schools' Athletics Championships in both the long jump and triple jump becoming a 4-time medalist and 2-time Champion As a senior he received his first England call up in 2014 and again in 2016 [2]

Personal best(s)

  • Triple Jump (indoor): 16.31m (Sheffield, U.K)[3]
  • Triple Jump (outdoor): 16.26m (Bilbao, Spain)[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th Triple jump 16.17 m

National competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
 Great Britain and  Jamaica
2014 Jamaican Senior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 2nd Triple jump 16.04 m
2014 British Indoor Athletics Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom 3rd Triple jump 16.31 m[5]
2011 England u23 Athletics Championships Bedford, United Kingdom 3rd Triple jump 15.48 m[6]
2009 England u23 Athletics Championships Bedford, United Kingdom 2nd Triple jump 15.18 m[7]

References

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