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Jack Anstey
Jack Anstey (born 1997) is an Australian Professional Track and Field athlete. He holds the Australian and Oceanian Records in the indoor 1000m but primarily runs the Mile and 1500m events. He holds the second fastest indoor Mile by an Australian at 3:51.51. Before turning professional, he graduated from Illinois State University in 2021 where he was a NCAA Division 1 First Team All-American. Anstey now trains in Flagstaff, AZ where he is sponsored by Under Armour. He has represented Australia at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and the 2023 World Road Running Championships. In February 2019, in the state of Iowa (USA), Anstey became the 68th Australian male to run under 4 minutes for the full mile The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of distance; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English ..., with a time of 3:59.66. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
