Charles Jock
Jock at the 2010 USATF Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | (1989-11-23) November 23, 1989 (age 34) Mekelle, Ethiopia |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
Weight | 164 lb (74 kg)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Track |
Event | 800 meters |
College team | UC Irvine |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 400m: 46.30[2] 800m: 1:44.67[2] |
Updated on August 14, 2016 |
Charles Jock (born 23 November 1989) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meter discipline. He ran collegiately at UC Irvine. He is currently the NACAC U23 record holder for the 800 meter race. Jock represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
Early life
Jock was born in a refugee camp in Ethiopia after his parents, John and Mary, escaped the civil war in Sudan.[3] He and his family would eventually reach asylum in the United States and move to San Diego, California.[3] In 2005, his father died of liver cancer.[4]
Running career
High school
Jock attended Mission Bay High School. He first played basketball for the school, during which coach Emmitt Dodd insisted that Jock try track and field. He first began as a high jumper before being put into an 800-meter race, the distance he would succeed in 2008 he was the California State meet champion in the 800 running a time of 1:51.64. He currently holds both of Mission Bay's 400 and 800 meter records.[5]
Collegiate
Jock attended University of California, Irvine and was given an athletic scholarship.[3] He majored in Urban Studies and showed an interest in sustainable living.[6] He became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at UCI. While still in college, Jock qualified to represent the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where he ran in the men's 800 meters. A year later, Jock won the men's 800 meters at the 2012 NCAA DI T&F Championships.
Post-collegiate
Jock qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 800 meters after a surprise 3rd-place finish in the event in the U.S. Olympic Trials.[7] Jock ran in heat 4 of the men's 800 at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in sixth place with a time of 1:47.06.
External links
Charles Jock at World Athletics
References
- ^ a b "Charles Jock". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b IAAF. "Charles JOCK - Athlete Profile".
- ^ a b c Ziegler, Mark (May 3, 2013). "Charles Jock returns to running roots".
- ^ Owens, Andrew (June 21, 2012). "Olympic hopeful Jock is adept at adapting". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Miller, Jeff (August 10, 2011). "UC Irvine's Jock seems born to run".
- ^ "Community Action Partnership of Orange County - Newsletter". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2014-11-22. Community Action Partnership of Orange County: Olympian Hopeful joins Community Action Partnership Team as Planning Office Intern - May 2012 Newsletter
- ^ [1] The Orange County Register: Boris Berian, Charles Jock complete unlikely journeys to U.S. Olympic track team
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