Jai Gordon

From Toowoomba, Queensland, Gordon is a member of Darling Downs Athletics Club.^[2][3] In 2022, Gordon lowered his personal best for the 100 metres to 10.34 seconds (+1.8 m/s) at the Melbourne Track Classic.^[4] He then lowered it at the 2022 Australian Track and Field Championships in March, to win the 2022 under-20 100m final in 10.28 seconds.^[5][6] Gordon subsequently represented Australia at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia.^[7][8]

In October 2025, he was the gold medalist over 100 metres at the 2025 Oceania Athletics Cup in Tonga, finishing ahead of Pais Wisil.^[9] In January 2026, he ran a wind-assisted 6.54 seconds (+2.2 m/s) for the 60 metres in Canberra.^[10] In February 2026, he became Australian national champion at the Australian Short Track Championships over 60 metres.^[11][12] On 11 April 2026, he was a finalist over 100 metres at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships.^[13] He was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.^[14] He was named to the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay alongside Lakara Stallan, Chloe Mannix-Power and Calab Law with the team running 40.78 seconds on the opening day.^[15][16] The following day, the quartet won their heat to successfully qualify for the 2027 World Championships.^[17]