William Grimsey

Scottish high jumper

William Grimsey
Personal information
Born (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27)
Scotland
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubWoodford Green & Essex Ladies[1]
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
British Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Manchester high jump

William Grimsey (born 14 December 1996) is a Scottish athlete specialising in the high jump.[2]

In 2021, Grimsey won the silver medal for Great Britain at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships.[3]

In 2022, Grimsey represented Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, finishing in seventh place during the high jump event.[4]

He became British champion when winning the high jump event at the 2024 British Athletics Championships with a jump of 2.15 metres.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Power of 10. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Athlete profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ "William Grimsey". European Athletics. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Athlete profile". Team Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Results list". British Athletics.
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British Athletics Championships men's high jump champions
  • 2007: Martyn Bernard
  • 2008: Tom Parsons
  • 2009: Germaine Mason
  • 2010: Martyn Bernard
  • 2011: Tom Parsons
  • 2012–13: Robbie Grabarz
  • 2014: Allan Smith
  • 2015–17: Robbie Grabarz
  • 2018: Chris Baker
  • 2019: Allan Smith
  • 2020: Joel Clarke-Khan
  • 2021: Tom Gale
  • 2022-23: Joel Clarke-Khan
  • 2024: William Grimsey
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  • World Athletics


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