JOE HOBSON - DECATHLON

Biography:

Joe is a GB Heptathlete/Decathlete with Personal bests of 5109 and 6561 points. He is the England U20 Multi Events champion for 2017. Joe has competed for Great Britain U20's in Salamanca in 2016 and Prague in 2017. Joe didn't compete in a decathlon in 2016 due to injury but he is now back on track and aiming to achieve the European Juniors standard this year. He also has other big aims for the coming years such as: Europeans, Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Olympic Games. 

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Stats:

Personal Best's

Long Jump - 7.05m

High Jump - 1.99m

Shot (6K) - 14.17m

60 Meters - 7.08 secs

100 Meters - 11.2 secs

400 Meters - 51.4 secs

60 Hurdles -  8.4 secs

110 Hurdles - 15.2 secs

Discus - 38.80m

Javelin - 47.68m

Pole vault - 3.56m 

1500 - 4.49 mins

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Coach: Mike Corden

From: Sheffield

Height: 200cm

Weight: 95kg

Interests: I am the Yorkshire record holder for the Decathlon with a score from 2 years ago. I used to be the highest goal scorer in my Football club with 28 goals in 16 matches. When I was younger,  I played a lot of different sports such as basketball, cricket, football and athletics.

Availability: Joe is available for bookings to visit schools, give talks and do Award evenings. Please email for more information

 

Follow Joe:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/joe.hobson.125

Twitter: @joehobson47

Instagram: @thattallguy.1

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Extra info

Joe was also the English Schools champion for the U17 Octathlon which enabled him to represent England Schools in Glasgow. Joe had represented England one time before that by qualifying through English Schools in his first year as an u17. This was then repeated as a first year Under 20. He competed for England at the Welsh International where he finished 1st with a 7 meter jump. That year he went on to again represent England at the Hexham International in the Decathlon.

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