Jessica Jolliffe OLY[citation needed] (née Hull born 22 October 1996[2]) is an Australian middle and long distance runner. She won a silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hull is a four-time national champion for Australia, with two titles in the 1500 m and two in the 5000 metres. She graduated from the University of Oregon, where she was a two-time individual NCAA Division I champion, and has run professionally for Nike since 2019.
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| Birth name | Jessica Hull | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1996 Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, Mile, 5000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bankstown Sports AC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In July 2024, Hull set a world record in the 2000 metres, with a time of 5:19.70. She is also the Oceanian record holder for the indoor and outdoor 1500 m, indoor and outdoor mile, and outdoor 3000 metres. Her Oceania record of 3:50.83 in the 1500 m was the 5th-fastest all-time performance in the event.
Career
editEarly years
editHull grew up in Albion Park and began running in school cross-country and athletics carnivals aged eight. She also played soccer until the age of fourteen[3] She also played soccer until age 14.[4] Her training was initially guided by her father, Simon, who had been a national level middle-distance runner.
Junior representation
editHull won the under-17 1500 metres at the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships with a time of 4:28.11.[2] The 17-year-old made her international debut at the 2014 World U20 Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, where she finished seventh in the 3000 metres in a personal best time of 9:08.85.[2]
Hull won the 1500 m at the 2015 Australian Junior Championships, when she also finished third in the 800 m.[5] She placed 69th in the women's junior race at the World Cross Country Championships that year with a time of 23:11.[2]
College years
editAfter high school, Hull went to the United States where she studied at University of Oregon, completing a degree in human physiology.[6] As a student-athlete, she represented Oregon Ducks. She was coached by Maurica Powell for three years and Helen Lehman-Winters in her senior year.[4]
Hull was the NCAA Division I indoor 3000 m bronze medallist in 2018 and over the next two years added six podium finishes on the indoor and outdoor track and in cross country, including four collegiate titles. She was the individual NCAA champion in the 1500 m in 2018 and in the indoor 3000 m in 2019, earning seven All-American honors.[5][2]
Turning professional
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In July 2019, Hull signed with Nike and joined the now-defunct Nike Oregon Project.[7] In her senior international debut at the 2019 World Athletics Championships hosted in Doha, Qatar, she narrowly missed the 1500 m final. Her personal best time of 4:01.80 was the fastest non-qualifying time for the final ever at a world championships or Olympics.[6]
In January 2020, she set an Oceanian indoor 1500 m record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix meet in Boston, winning the event with a time of 4:04.14.[8] Later that year, she broke 18-year-old Australian national 5000 m record at Monaco Diamond League, finishing fourth in a time of 14:43.80.[9]
In August 2021, Hull reached the final of the 1500 m event at the postponed Tokyo Olympics, which she achieved by running an Oceanian record time of 3:58.81 to come in fourth place in the semi-final. Two days later, she placed 11th in the final in a time of 4:02.63.[10] In February 2023 at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, held in Australia, Hull competed in the mixed relay with teammates Oliver Hoare, Stewart McSweyn and Abbey Caldwell. On her leg she took the lead, and ultimately Australia finished with bronze.[11]
In July 2023, Hull ran a mile in 4:15.34, which took almost three seconds off the Australian and Oceanian women's mile records, and was eighth-fastest time ever in the women's mile.[12] On 7 July 2024, Hull improved her own Oceanian record in the 1500 metres to 3:50.83 at the Meeting de Paris; this time moved her up to 5th on the all-time top list.[13][1] Later that month, at the Herculis Meeting in Monaco, Hull competed in the 2000 metres, running 5:19.70 to break the previous world record held by Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba, who ran 5:21.56 in 2021.[14][15][1] At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Hull earned a silver medal in the 1500 m, running 3:52.56 behind Faith Kipeygon.[16]
Personal life
editIn December 2022, Hull married Daniel Jolliffe.[17]
Statistics
editInternational competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes | |
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| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 7th | 3000 m | 9:08.85 | PB | |
| 2015 | World Cross Country Championships | Guiyang, China | 69th | U20 race | 23:11 | ||
| 12th | U20 team | 232 pts | |||||
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 8th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:01.80 | PB | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | 1500 m | 4:02.63 | (sf: 3:58.81 AR) | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 3000 m i | 8:44.97 | ||
| World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 7th | 1500 m | 4:01.82 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | 1500 m | 4:07.31 | |||
| 2023 | World Cross Country Championships | Bathurst, Australia | 3rd | Mixed relay | 23:26 | ||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 26th (h) | 5000 m | 15:15.89 | |||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 3000 m | 8:24.39 | ||
| 2024 | Wanda Diamond League | Paris, France | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:50.83 | PB AR | |
| 2024 | Wanda Diamond League | Fontvieille, Monaco | 1st | 2000 m | 5:19.70 | PB WR | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:52.56 |
National titles
edit- Australian Athletics Championships
- 1500 metres: 2023
- 5000 metres: 2020, 2022, 2023
NCAA championships
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2016 | NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | Terre Haute, Indiana | 79th | 6000 m | 20:44.3 |
| 2017 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 39th | 1500 m | 4:29.75 |
| NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship | Louisville, Kentucky | 93rd | Cross country | 20:39.5 | |
| 2018 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Station, Texas | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:01.96 |
| 1st | Distance medley relay | 10:51.99 | |||
| NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 1500 m | 4:08.75 | |
| NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship | Madison, Wisconsin | 3rd | Cross country | 19:50.4 | |
| 2019 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | Birmingham, Alabama | 1st | 3000 m | 9:01.14 |
| 1st | Distance medley relay | 10:53.43 | |||
| NCAA Division I Championships | Austin, Texas | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:06.27 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Australia's Jess Hull gears up for Olympics by smashing 2000m world record in Monaco". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Jessica HULL – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Athletics - HULL Jessica". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b Kelsall, Christopher (18 October 2020). "Jessica Hull interview: Oregon Duck to Nike and four national records". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b 2019 Jessica Hull profile Oregon Ducks
- ^ a b "Jessica Hull". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ THE THRILL OF THE CHASE Tempo Journal. 4 September 2019
- ^ "Hull and Baxter set new area records". Athletics Oceania. 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Hull smashes Australian 5000m record". 7NEWS.com.au. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo 2021 Olympics: Australians Linden Hall and Jess Hull fight hard in 1500m final". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Moorhouse, Lachlan. "Bronzed Aussies Headline Success at Home World Athletics Cross Country Championships". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "'This is insane': Aussie makes athletics history as world record obliterated". Yahoo Sports. 22 July 2023.
- ^ Smale, Simon (8 July 2024). "Weeks out from Olympic Games Jess Hull crushes 1,500m Australian record, world records tumble at Paris Diamond League". ABC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Australia's Hull races to world record in rarely-contested 2,000m". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Programme 2024". monaco.diamondleague.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Jeffery, Nicole (10 August 2024). "Jessica Hull claims Olympic 1500m silver behind untouchable Faith Kipyegon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Rout, Abhiruchi (31 January 2023). "Who is Jessica Hull's husband? Know everything about him". SportsLumo. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
After dating for a long period of time, the couple married each other on December 17, 2022 at Voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley in Australia.
- ^ Jessica Hull Oregon TFRRS
External links
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- Jessica Hull at World Athletics
- Jessica Hull at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Jessica Hull at TFRRS.org
- Jessica Hull at Olympics.com
- Jessica Hull at Olympedia
- Jessica Hull at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Jessica Hull at Milesplit
- Jessica Hull at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
