Jai Gordon

Jai Gordon
Personal information
Born (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 6.59 (2025)
100m: 10.17 (2026)
200m: 21.32 (2022)

Jai Gordon (born 18 May 2003) is an Australian sprinter. He became Australian champion over 60 metres in 2026.

Biography

From Toowoomba, Queensland, Gordon is a member of Darling Downs Athletics Club. In 2022, Gordon lowered his personal best for the 100 metres to 10.34 seconds (+1.8 m/s) at the Melbourne Track Classic. He then lowered it at the 2022 Australian Track and Field Championships in March, to win the 2022 under-20 100m final in 10.28 seconds. Gordon subsequently represented Australia at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia.

In October 2025, he was the gold medalist over 100 metres at the 2025 Oceania Athletics Cup in Tonga, finishing ahead of Pais Wisil. In January 2026, he ran a wind-assisted 6.54 seconds (+2.2 m/s) for the 60 metres in Canberra. In February 2026, he became Australian national champion at the Australian Short Track Championships over 60 metres. On 11 April 2026, he was a finalist over 100 metres at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships. He was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana. He was named to the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay alongside Lakara Stallan, Chloe Mannix-Power and Calab Law with the team running 40.78 seconds on the opening day. The following day, the quartet won their heat to successfully qualify for the 2027 World Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "Jai Gordon". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 Feb 2025.
  2. ↑ "GORDON AND CO PLACING TOOWOOMBA ON THE MAP". Athletics.com.au. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 7 Feb 2026.
  3. ↑ "Qld govt to invest $1m into Toowoomba athletics". The Chronicle. 25 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "TOP JUNIORS TO WATCH". Athletics.com.au. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 7 Feb 2026.
  5. ↑ "BURGEONING TALENT SHINE THROUGH ON DAY 2". Athletics.com.au. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 7 Feb 2026.
  6. ↑ "Our 170 junior under 20 athletes who medalled at the nationals". The Courier Mail. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 7 Feb 2026.
  7. ↑ "Australia announces U20 team for Cali". World Athletics. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 7 Feb 2026.
  8. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 7 Feb 2026.
  9. ↑ "Oceania Cup". World Athletics. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Moorhouse, Lachlan (26 Jan 2025). "MYERS LEADS WORLD-LEADING AUSTRALIANS IN EARLY 2026 FRENZY". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
  11. ↑ Australia, Athletics [@AthsAus] (7 February 2026). "FASTEST IN THE LAND ⚡⚡ The Australian 60m champions have been crowned at the 2026 Australian Athletics Short Track Championships, with 18-year-old Thewbelle Philp roaring to 7.24 (+0.9) and Jai Gordon taking the men's title in 6.64 (+0.6) in a dead heat with Pais Wisil of Papua New Guinea.#AthleticsNation" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  12. ↑ "PHILP AND JENNEKE LIGHT UP AUSTRALIAN SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MELBOURNE". Athletics.com.au. 7 Feb 2026. Retrieved 7 Feb 2026.
  13. ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "KENNEDY AND LEWIS HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "4X100 METRES RELAY MIXED". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "RELAY RECORDS TUMBLE AS AUSTRALIAN SPRINTERS STAMP PRESENCE ON WORLD STAGE". Australian Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "BRONZED AUSSIES AND HUGE QUALIFYING WINS TO FINISH THE WORLD RELAYS FOR AUSTRALIA". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2026.