Shane Hair (born 24 October 1975) is an Australian male former

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 ...

athlete who competed in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. He is a four-time national champion in the long jump, having won three straight titles from 1997 to 1999 and his last in 2004. He ranked fourth at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

and was fifth at the

1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and Augu ...

with a jump of – a career best that ranked him ninth in the world for that season. From

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

, he also represented his country at the

1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, on July 20–24. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1139 ath ...

International competitions

National titles

* Australian Athletics Championships **Long jump: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hair, Shane Living people 1975 births Sportsmen from Western Australia Australian male long jumpers World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia 20th-century Australian sportspeople 21st-century Australian sportspeople Australian Athletics Championships winners

International competitions

National titles

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