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Jarrod Geddes
Australian sprinter
Jarrod Geddes (born 24 February 1994) is an Australian track and field athlete specialising in the 100 metres who has competed in the World Championships.
Geddes is a one-time bronze medalist in the 100 metres in the Australian National Track & Field Championships.[1] He is also a one-time gold medalist, also in the 100 metres, in the Australian National Junior Track & Field Championships.[1] Geddes's current Australian all-time rankings are listed below.
Source:[3]
Youth World Championships
Geddes competed at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics[1] in Lille, France.[4] He was selected and competed in the 100 metres. Geddes competed in heat two[1] and finished 1st in a time of 10.66.[1] This performance qualified him for the semi-final where he competed in semi-final two.[1] In the semi-final Geddes, again, finished 1st in a time of 10.76.[1] He drew lane three in the final [5] and finished 6th.[1]
Senior World Championships
Geddes was selected for the World Championships in the 4 x 100 metres relay along with Tim Leathart, Joshua Ross and Andrew McCabe.[6] The team competed in heat 3 [6] but did not finish.[1]
World Relay Championships
Geddes competed in the 2014 World Relay Championships.[1] He was selected in the 4 x 100 metres relay with Joel Bee, Jin Su Jung, Tom Gamble, Jake Hammond and Alexander Hartmann.[7] Geddes, Hartmann, Su Jung and Hammond were chosen as the four to compete in the actual event.[7] They finished 6th in heat one in a time of 39.21.[1] This didn't qualify them for the final but they competed in final B, where they did not finish.[1]
Personal bests
| Event | Performance | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 M | 6.89 | Wollongong, Australia | 30 October 2010 |
| 100 M | 10.28 | Oordegem, Belgium | 22 February 2014 |
| 200 M | 20.59 | Perth, Australia | 22 February 2014 |
| Long Jump | 6.91 | Sydney, Australia | 16 October 2011 |
Source:[2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Australia | |||||
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 6th | 100 metres | 10.63 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | DNF | 4 x 100 metres | With Tim Leathart, Joshua Ross and Andrew McCabe |
| 2014 | World Relay Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | DNF | 4 x 100 metres | With Alexander Hartmann, Jin Su Jung and Jake Hammond |
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- "2013 Athletics Australia ALMANAC (page 137)" (PDF). Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
- "IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics - Lille, France - 6/10 July 2011". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "100 Metres Startlist - 7th IAAF World Youth Championships". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 - 4x100 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2014.
- "Australian team named for IAAF World Relays – Interviews". Runners Tribe. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014.