Jacob Despard
Australian athlete (born 1996)
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Jacob Despard (born 20 November 1996) is an Australian sprinter. He competed at the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 20 November 1996 |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Event | Sprinting |
Early life
Career
He made his junior international debut at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Eugene, Oregon.[5] He relocated from Tasmania to Melbourne and shortly afterwards won the Stawell Gift race in 2018.[6] He made his senior Australian debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[2]
He ran as part of the Australian 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[7][8] He was a member of Australia's 4x100-metre men's relay team at the 2024 Olympic Games that ran a time of 38.12 seconds to set a new national record.[9][10][11]
He finished third behind Lachlan Kennedy and Josh Azzopardi over 60 metres at the Australian short track national championships in Sydney on 1 February 2025.[12] In September 2025, he competed in the men's 4 x 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[13][14]