Jacob Paul
Jacob Paul is a British hurdler who competed for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.Career
Paul is from Banstead, Surrey. He studied at the University of Bath. In the 2010 season, he led the U-17 decathlon rankings, before choosing to switch to hurdling. He has competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games on the Isle of Man, finishing fourth, and also the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships, Paul came third in the 400m hurdles event. He competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, finishing third in his semi-final and missing out on the final by one place. In 2017, Paul came second in the British Championships, and came fifth in the European U-23 Championships. Paul received a late call up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia after long jumper Greg Rutherford withdrew from the Games. The Games were Paul's first major senior championship.
