Jason Stewart (runner)
.jpg) Stewart (centre) at the 2005 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Ron Stewart |
| Born | 21 November 1981 (age 44) |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Middle-distance running |
| Club | Napier |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | 31 (2005) |
| Personal bests | 800m: 1:46.19 (Huesden-Zolder, 2005) 1500m: 3:42.39 (Rehlingen, 2004) |
Jason Ron Stewart (born 21 November 1981) is a former New Zealand middle-distance runner.[1]
Junior years
Stewart is the former national record holder in the 800m for the u/18 (1.51.49) and u/20 (1.48.73) age group categories.
In 2000 he finished 7th over 800m at the IAAF World Junior Athletics Championship in Santiago, Chile.
Senior achievements
In addition to 2 National titles over 800m (2002,2006), Stewart represented New Zealand in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne (5th place) and represented the Oceania region at the 2006 IAAF World Cup of Athletics in Athens (8th place) .
He achieved a career-best IAAF world ranking of 31 for the 800 metres in 2005
Post-retirement
Following his career, Stewart worked for Adidas as part of a team tasked with designing new running shoes.[2]
References
- ↑ "Jason STEWART | Profile | World Athletics".
- ↑ Laing, Doug (14 December 2011). "Retired Olympian scores dream job". Hawke's Bay Today. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
External links
- 1981 births
- Living people
- New Zealand men middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
- People educated at Napier Boys' High School
- Sportspeople from Napier, New Zealand
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen