Pontefract athlete Jack Holmes jumps to bronze medal in England Indoor Championships

Pontefract Athletics Club’s Jack Holmes was in tremendous form in the England Athletics Indoor Championships at the English Institute of Sport, in Sheffield.
By Tony Harber
Published 25th Feb 2022, 08:00 GMT
Jack Holmes won a bronze medal in the high jump at the England Athletics Under 17 Indoor Championships at Sheffield.Jack Holmes won a bronze medal in the high jump at the England Athletics Under 17 Indoor Championships at Sheffield.
Jack Holmes won a bronze medal in the high jump at the England Athletics Under 17 Indoor Championships at Sheffield.

Jack won the bronze medal in the U17 men’s high jump with an impressive clearance at 1.88 metres, holding off the challenge of Sam Wright, who won the gold medal at last year’s English Schools Championships when Jack won the silver.

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Alan Boyd crossed the line in 42:26 and he was followed home by Phil Wardle, who did 43:21. Paul Nunns finished in 45 minutes exactly, closely followed by Emma Price in 45:07, Danielle Wilson in 45:15 and Susie Hinchcliffe in 46:10.

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