Jacob Bragg

Jacob Bragg (born 15 May 2000) is an Australian long distance runner who holds the world single age record for U13 half marathon.[4][2]

Jacob Bragg
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000
Australia
OccupationStudent at Brisbane Grammar School [1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, Half Marathon[2]
Coached byBrian Chapman[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Half Marathon: 78:53 (Brisbane 2013)

Training

Bragg currently trains at UQ Athletics Centre and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre under the training of Brian Chapman.[3]

Career

On 24 November 2013, Bragg represented the University of California, Los Angeles and finished 6th in the open 5,000 m event, finishing 4 seconds behind the bronze medalist at the "We run the city" event at the Campus of the University of Southern California campus.[5]

References
  1. "Queensland teenager Jacob Bragg sets world marathon record". The Australian. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. "Queensland teenager Jacob Bragg sets world marathon record". courier Mail. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. "Oz teen sets new world record for 13-year-old in 21 km half-marathon". Business Standard. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. "World Single Age Records- Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  5. "Race results for We Run The City". Racemine. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.



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