Jake Stein

Jake Stein (born 17 January 1994) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for in the Australian Football League (AFL) and a former track and field athlete specialising in the decathlon. He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

In 2014 Stein won his first National open title and was chosen to represent Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

He also represented Australia at the 2011 World Youth Championships and the 2012 World Junior Championships. He finished first with a World Youth Best Performance in 2011 and finished second in 2012 behind Gunnar Nixon in a then Oceania Junior Record score of 7955 points.

Athletic career

Records and rankings Stein has won one National Title at the Australian National Track & Field Championships in the Decathlon and has won a handful of medals at the Australian Junior Championships in the Junior Decathlon, Shot Put, Discus Throw & 110m Hurdles.

Competitions

World Youth Championships Stein competed in the 7th edition of the World Youth Championships in 2011. He finished 1st with a new World Youth Best Performance, setting 6 personal bests on the way to gold.

World Junior Championships

In 2012 Stein competed in the World Junior Championships. There were two men other than Stein predicted to challenge for the title, Gunnar Nixon the eventual winner and Dutch National Junior Record holder Pieter Braun. In the end it came down to the 1500m where Stein went in with the lead but unfortunately Nixon finished too strongly and captured the title with Stein finishing in Second.

AFL career In November 2016, Stein signed with the Greater Western Sydney Giants as a category B rookie.

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Performance Venue Date Decathlon 7601 Canberra 1 February 2014 100 metres 11.22 (−0.7 m/s) Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre 31 March 2012 Long jump 7.50m (+2.5 m/s) Mannheim 23 June 2012 Shot put 15.01m Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre 10 November 2012 High jump 2.04m Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre 4 February 2011 400 metres 50.63 Hampden Park 28 July 2014 110 metres hurdles 14.85 (−1.3 m/s) Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre 2 March 2014 Discus throw 50.63m Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre 2 March 2014 Pole vault 4.50m Canberra 1 February 2014 Javelin throw 69.61m Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 11 July 2012 1500 metres 4:43.71 Lakeside Stadium 6 April 2014

Achievements