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Jake Stein
Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	17 January 1994; Penrith, New South Wales
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Decathlon: 7601 (2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Australia
World Youth Championships
World Junior Championships

Jake Stein
Jake Stein
	Stein playing for Greater Western Sydney in July 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jake Stein
Date of birth	17 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Penrith, New South Wales
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast
Number	42
Playing career1
Years	Club
2017–2022	Greater Western Sydney
2023	Gold Coast
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
	2023 VFL premiership player;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jake Stein (born 17 January 1994) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for Gold Coast in the Australian Football League (AFL) and a former track and field athlete specialising in the decathlon. He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

In 2014 Stein won his first National open title and was chosen to represent Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

He also represented Australia at the 2011 World Youth Championships and the 2012 World Junior Championships. He finished first with a World Youth Best Performance in 2011 and finished second in 2012 behind Gunnar Nixon in a then Oceania Junior Record score of 7955 points.

Athletic career

Records and rankings

Stein has won one National Title at the Australian National Track & Field Championships in the Decathlon and has won a handful of medals at the Australian Junior Championships in the Junior Decathlon, Shot Put, Discus Throw & 110m Hurdles.^[3]

Competitions

World Youth Championships

Stein competed in the 7th edition of the World Youth Championships in 2011. He finished 1st with a new World Youth Best Performance, setting 6 personal bests on the way to gold.^[4]

World Junior Championships

In 2012 Stein competed in the World Junior Championships. There were two men other than Stein predicted to challenge for the title, Gunnar Nixon the eventual winner and Dutch National Junior Record holder Pieter Braun. In the end it came down to the 1500m where Stein went in with the lead but unfortunately Nixon finished too strongly and captured the title with Stein finishing in Second.^[5]

AFL career

In November 2016, Stein signed with the Greater Western Sydney Giants as a category B rookie.^[6]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Performance	Venue	Date
Decathlon	7601	Canberra	1 February 2014
100 metres	11.22 (−0.7 m/s)	Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre	31 March 2012
Long jump	7.50m (+2.5 m/s)	Mannheim	23 June 2012
Shot put	15.01m	Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre	10 November 2012
High jump	2.04m	Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre	4 February 2011
400 metres	50.63	Hampden Park	28 July 2014
110 metres hurdles	14.85 (−1.3 m/s)	Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre	2 March 2014
Discus throw	50.63m	Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre	2 March 2014
Pole vault	4.50m	Canberra	1 February 2014
Javelin throw	69.61m	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys	11 July 2012
1500 metres	4:43.71	Lakeside Stadium	6 April 2014

^[1]^[7]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Australia
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	1st	Octathlon	6491 WYB^[8]
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Decathlon	7955

References

^ ^a ^b "Profile of Jake STEIN - All-Athletics.com". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ TARBERT, KRISTINE (15 April 2014). "Luddenham decathlete Jake Stein is bound for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow". Penrith Press. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Jake Stein". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Stein – World champion and world record holder". Athletics New South Wales. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Stein the student on his Decathlon rivals and his strengths". iaaf.org. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ Navaratnam, Dinny (18 November 2016). "World athletics champion joins Giants as rookie". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
^ "Athlete profile for Jake Stein - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "World Youth bests by Gill and Stein in – Lille 2011 – Day 2, Evening Report". iaaf.org. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.