Owen Heard

Owen Heard
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001
Surrey, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
ClubCamberley AC
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 GlasgowPole vault

Owen Heard (born 29 December 2001) is a British pole vaulter. He won the bronze medal representing England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

Heard was educated at Loughborough University and in 2022 recorded a jump of 5.45 metres in winning the BoXX United World Athletics Continental Tour pole vault event.[2] He also competes in hurdles events.[3]

In 2022, he represented England for the men's pole vault event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][2][5]

In 2025, he became the British pole vault champion after winning the title at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships. On 1 August 2026, he cleared 5.70 metres to win the bronze medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Owen Heard". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "A spotlight on student Owen Heard at the Commonwealth Games 2022". Freshered.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Team". Team England. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sawyers puts heartbreak behind her to claim gold". BBC Sport. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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