Harry Hughes

Harry Hughes (born 26 September 1997) is a British javelin thrower. He was the 2019 British Athletics Championships winner with a throw of 75.11 metres.

Biography Hughes is from Bury St Edmunds.

At the 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics, Hughes represented his country in the javelin. He threw 74.30 m in qualification, but he was not able to match that mark in the final, throwing 72.22 metres for 7th place behind Neeraj Chopra's world under-20 record winning mark.

After finishing 7th at the 2017 British Athletics Championships, Hughes missed the entire 2018 season due to injury.

Before his injury, Hughes' 2019 season best of 80.32 metres was the farthest throw by a British athlete since 2012. In 2020, Hughes' injury that caused him to miss the 2018 season came back and required surgery to fix. To fund the surgery which placed two metal screws in his elbow, he successfully crowdfunded £5000 via GoFundMe.

Hughes competes for the West Suffolk Athletic Club and is coached by 1986 World U20 Championships silver medallist Mark Roberson.

Statistics

Personal bests Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date Javelin throw 80.32 m Loughborough International Loughborough, United Kingdom 19 May 2019 Javelin throw (700 g) 72.22 m Cambridge Eastern Young Athletes' League Cambridge, United Kingdom 4 August 2013