Jake Stein

Jake Stein (born 17 January 1994) is an Australian rules footballer with the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL) and a former track and field athlete specialising in the decathlon. He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

Jake Stein
Stein playing for Greater Western Sydney in July 2019
Personal information
Full name Jake Stein
Date of birth (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994
Place of birth Penrith, New South Wales
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 42
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2022 Greater Western Sydney 20 (1)
2023– Gold Coast 00 (0)
Total 20 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In 2014 Stein won his first National open title and was chosen to represent Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

He also represented Australia at the 2011 World Youth Championships and the 2012 World Junior Championships. He finished first with a World Youth Best Performance in 2011 and finished second in 2012 behind Gunnar Nixon in a then Oceania Junior Record score of 7955 points.

Athletic career
Jake Stein
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1994-01-17)17 January 1994[1]
Penrith, New South Wales
Sport
CountryAustralia Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 7601 (2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Australia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Youth Championships 1 0 0
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
Total 1 1 0
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 LilleOctathlon
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 BarcelonaDecathlon

Records and rankings

Stein has won one National Title at the Australian National Track & Field Championships in the Decathlon and has won a handful of medals at the Australian Junior Championships in the Junior Decathlon, Shot Put, Discus Throw & 110m Hurdles.[2]

World Youth Championships

Stein competed in the 7th edition of the World Youth Championships in 2011. He finished 1st with a new World Youth Best Performance, setting 6 personal bests on the way to gold.[3]

World Junior Championships

In 2012 Stein competed in the World Junior Championships. There were two men other than Stein predicted to challenge for the title, Gunnar Nixon the eventual winner and Dutch National Junior Record holder Pieter Braun. In the end it came down to the 1500m where Stein went in with the lead but unfortunately Nixon finished too strongly and captured the title with Stein finishing in Second.[4]

AFL career

In November 2016, Stein signed with the Greater Western Sydney Giants as a category B rookie.[5]

Statistics

Personal bests
Event Performance Venue Date
Decathlon7601Canberra1 February 2014
100 metres11.22 (−0.7 m/s)Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre31 March 2012
Long jump7.50m (+2.5 m/s)Mannheim23 June 2012
Shot put15.01mSydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre10 November 2012
High jump2.04mSydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre4 February 2011
400 metres50.63Hampden Park28 July 2014
110 metres hurdles14.85 (−1.3 m/s)Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre2 March 2014
Discus throw50.63mSydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre2 March 2014
Pole vault4.50mCanberra1 February 2014
Javelin throw69.61mEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys11 July 2012
1500 metres4:43.71Lakeside Stadium6 April 2014

[1][6]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 1st Octathlon 6491 WYB[7]
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd Decathlon 7955

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jake Stein.
  1. "Profile of Jake STEIN - All-Athletics.com". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. "Jake Stein". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. "Stein – World champion and world record holder". Athletics New South Wales. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. "Stein the student on his Decathlon rivals and his strengths". iaaf.org. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. Navaratnam, Dinny (18 November 2016). "World athletics champion joins Giants as rookie". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. "Athlete profile for Jake Stein - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. "World Youth bests by Gill and Stein in – Lille 2011 – Day 2, Evening Report". iaaf.org. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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