Jacko Gill
New Zealand Olympian: 1275
commonwealth games
Medals
1
Biography
EVENT: Athletics: Men's Shot Put
Jacko Gill has competed at Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, making the shotput final at all three Olympic Games.
A gifted age-group performer, Gill claimed back-to-back victories at both the 2010 and 2012 World U20 Championships as well as snaring gold at the 2011 World U18 Championships.
Coached by Dale Stevenson, Gill has since gone on to enjoy an accomplished record as a senior athlete, memorably winning a silver medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games behind team-mate Tom Walsh.
The Auckland-based athlete set his lifetime best of 22.12m in 2023 and achieved his best ever finish at a senior global event when fifth at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow in March 2024.
Back in 2017 Gill suffered from myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, which threatened to derail his career but thankfully he has made a full recovery.
athlete
Fast facts
- Sport
- Athletics
- Birth place
- Takapuna
- Born
- 1994
- Height
- 190cm
Olympic Summer GamesParis 2024
Athletics(Shot Put - Men)
- Performance: 21.15
- Result: 7
- Placed: 7 of 31
- Throw 1: x
- Throw 2: 20.81
- Throw 3: 21.15
- Throw 4: x
- Throw 5: 19.23
- Throw 6: 20.47
Commonwealth GamesBirmingham 2022
Athletics(Shot Put - Men)
- Performance: 21.90
- Result: 2
- Placed: 2 of 12
- Gap: 00.36
Olympic Summer GamesTokyo 2020
Athletics(Shot Put - Men)
- Performance: 20.71m
- Result: 9th
- Placed: 9 of 31
- 1st Throw: x
- 2nd Throw: 20.71m
- 3rd Throw: 20.71m
Olympic Summer GamesRio 2016
Athletics(Shot Put - Men)
- Performance: 20:50m
- Result: 9
- Placed: 9 of 34
- T1: 20.12m,
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow 2014
Athletics(Shot Put - Men)
- Performance: 18.05
- Result: 11
- Placed: 11 of 20
Olympic Summer Youth GamesSingapore 2010
Athletics(Shot Put - Men)
- Performance: 2nd
- Result: 22m 60
- Placed: 2 of 16