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BIOGRAPHYHenry Frayne became a three-time Olympian in Tokyo, adding to a long and successful international career. At the Tokyo Olympics he missed a place in the long jump by just 3 cm, finishing 14th overall, after making the finals in London and Rio. His 13-year enduring international career continues with selection in the Australian teams for the Commonwealth Games and World Championships in 2022. At his fourth world championships in Eugene, Henry qualified for the final, going on to place 12th In the final. Two weeks later he was sixth at his third Commonwealth Games, with a jump of 7.94m. He closed his campaign with a seasons best of 8.11m. His selection for the World Championships in 2023 was his 13th Australian senior team. He leapt 7.78m in the qualifying rounds in Budapest. + + + + + South Australian born and raised, Henry Frayne started to emerge as a very talented triple jumper in his early teens. In 2007, as a 16-year-old, he followed his coach, Vasily Grishchenkov, and moved to Melbourne. On three occasions in 2008 and 2009, he raised the national junior triple jump record and placed fifth at the 2008 World Junior Championships. In 2010, he was again on the move, on this occasion to Brisbane under coach Gary Bourne. In 2011, there was a significant progression in his jumping, placing ninth in the triple jump at the IAAF World Championships and his first 17-metre jump. In 2012 his long jump explored raising his PB from 7.99m to 8.27m in just one competition. At the 2012 World Indoors he won silver and later in the year was ninth at the London Olympics. His triple jump improved from 17.04m to 17.23m and he also competed in that event in London. He became just the third Australian and first since Phil May in 1968 to compete in the long and triple jump at the Olympics. Some injuries over the next couple of years hampered his competition to the long jump. At his second Olympics in 2016 he placed seventh. Started his 2018 season at the Australian Championships and Commonwealth Games trials with only 7.67m in the qual round and withdrew from the final. However, as the only athlete with an A qualifier he was selected for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. In the qualifying round he leapt a PB and games record 8.34m (#4 Australian all-time) and in the final took silver with 8.33m. His amazing season continued in Europe with 10 consecutive 8m jumps, two Diamond League podiums and third in the Diamond League final. Injured during the 2018/19 domestic season, he made a very late start to the season in August, opening with 8.19m – a Doha World Championships qualifier, where he competed in the qualifying rounds only. Won his first national long jump title in 2021 with a leap of 7.97m. Athletics family: His uncle Bruce Frayne competed in 400m at Los Angeles 1984 Olympics and father Geoff Frayne was a multiple placegetter at Australian championships in long jump…..Occupation: Solicitor at Dentons Law Practice…Study: Commerce at Deakin University in Melbourne (2008-2011), Bachelor of Laws - LLB (honours) at Queensland University of Technology (2013 - Jul 2021), Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at College of Law Australia (Oct 2021 - Mar 2022). @ November 2023 david.tarbotton@athletics.org.au World Athletics Profile https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/henry-frayne-14179673 |