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Jazmin Sawyers

Sawyers at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Personal information
Born	(1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 31) Stoke-on-Trent, England
Education	University of Bristol
Height	1.62 m
Weight	60 kg
Sport
Country	Great Britain England
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump
Coached by	Aston Moore
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	6.90 m (Chula Vista 2021) Indoors 7.00 m NR (Istanbul 2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Great Britain European Championships Silver 2016 Amsterdam Long jump Bronze 2022 Munich Long jump European Indoor Championships Gold 2023 Istanbul Long jump European U23 Championships Silver 2015 Tallinn Long jump World Junior Championships Bronze 2012 Barcelona Long jump European Junior Championships Silver 2013 Rieti Long jump Representing  England Commonwealth Games Silver 2014 Glasgow Long jump Commonwealth Youth Games Gold 2011 Isle of Man Long jump Gold 2011 Isle of Man 4 × 100 m relay Women's bobsleigh Representing  Great Britain Winter Youth Olympics Silver 2012 Innsbruck Bobsleigh

Jazmin Sawyers (born on May 21, 1994) is a talented British track and field athlete. She is best known for competing in the long jump for Great Britain and England. In 2023, Jazmin achieved a huge milestone by winning her first major senior title at the European Indoor Championships.

Jazmin won a silver medal for England in the long jump at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She also earned silver and bronze medals for Great Britain at the 2016 and 2022 European Championships. Jazmin competed in the long jump at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing eighth each time.

When she was a junior athlete, Jazmin won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships. She also took home a silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships. Later, she earned another silver at the 2015 European Under-23 Championships. Jazmin was a double gold medalist at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, winning in both the long jump and the sprint relay.

Jazmin Sawyers has been a national champion five times. She holds the British indoor record for the long jump, with an amazing jump of 7.00 meters.

Besides athletics, she has also competed for Great Britain in bobsleigh. In 2012, Jazmin won a silver medal in bobsleigh at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck. She is also a musician and appeared on The Voice UK.

Early Life and Education

Jazmin Sawyers was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Her father is from Jamaica, and her mother is English. Her mother later became a very important police officer in Staffordshire.

Jazmin started as a gymnast when she was just four years old. At age ten, she began trying out different athletics events at school. She soon decided to focus on these sports.

Jazmin went to Bristol University where she studied law. She successfully completed her degree.

Athletics Journey

When Jazmin was part of the City of Stoke Athletics Club, she mainly focused on high jump and long jump. In 2007, she was the runner-up in the high jump at the English Schools Championships. The next year, she won the English Schools' titles in both the long jump and the pentathlon. She repeated this amazing achievement in 2009. In 2010, she received a scholarship to study at Millfield public school.

Junior Successes

Jazmin first competed internationally in 2011. At the World Youth Championships, she finished ninth in the heptathlon. That year, she jumped over six meters in the long jump for the first time. She then won a gold medal in the long jump at the Commonwealth Youth Games. She also won gold in the 4 × 100 metres relay with the England team at that event.

In early 2012, Jazmin trained for bobsleigh, which meant she wasn't fully ready for heptathlon in the summer. So, she decided to focus on the long jump. This worked well because the strength training for bobsleigh helped her with explosive jumps. She set a new personal best of 6.64 meters and won bronze at the World Junior Championships. Her jump of 6.67 meters was one of the best junior jumps that year.

Jazmin later studied at the University of Sheffield and trained with coach Toni Minichiello. She continued to focus on the long jump in 2013. She was runner-up at university championships both indoors and outdoors. She also took silver medals at the UK Championships and the European Junior Championships. After the season, she won her first competition abroad in Austria. She then moved to Bristol University to study law and criminology. She trained near the University of Bath with coach Alan Lerwill.

Commonwealth Silver Medal

Sawyers lands after her jump at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam

In 2014, Jazmin set an indoor best of 6.44 meters at the British Indoor Championships. She won several competitions outdoors before the European Team Championships. At the National Championships, she was second in the long jump. Both she and another top English athlete were chosen for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

At the Commonwealth Games, Jazmin's final jump of 6.54 meters was her best of the season. This amazing jump earned her a silver medal! It was her first international senior medal, and she was only two centimeters behind the winner.

Recent Triumphs and Challenges

Jazmin became a three-time British champion in 2020, winning the long jump at the British Championships with a jump of 6.69 meters. She had also won this event in 2016.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (held in 2021), Jazmin finished 8th in the long jump final with a distance of 6.80 meters.

In 2022, at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, she finished ninth. Later that year, at the European Championships in Munich, Jazmin was in fourth place with one jump left. With her very last jump, she leaped 6.80 meters and snatched the bronze medal!

In March 2023, Jazmin was the captain for Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul. She easily qualified for the final. In the final, she jumped an incredible 7.00 meters, winning the gold medal! This jump also set a new British indoor record.

Unfortunately, in April 2024, Jazmin announced that she had surgery for a serious injury to her Achilles tendon. This meant she had to miss the Paris 2024 Olympics. However, she was still part of the Olympics, working as a commentator for the BBC for the athletics events.

Bobsleigh Adventure

In 2011, Jazmin was asked by the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association to train for the first-ever Youth Winter Olympics. She became a brakewoman and teamed up with Mica McNeill in a two-man bob team. In January 2012, they represented Great Britain at the Winter Youth Olympics. Jazmin and Mica made history by becoming the first British team to win a medal at this competition, taking home the silver! Because of this, Jazmin was chosen to carry the 2012 Olympic torch.

Beyond Sports

Jazmin Sawyers is also a talented singer and songwriter in her free time. In February 2017, she appeared on ITV's The Voice UK. She impressed the judges and chose Will.i.am as her coach. Even though she was on the show, she always said that athletics was her main focus. She was eliminated from the show on February 26.

Jazmin was also an Ambassador for Right To Play. This is a charity that uses sport and play to help children around the world. In 2018, she visited their education program in Tanzania.

Statistics

Personal Best Jumps

• Long jump – 6.90 meters (Chula Vista, CA 2021)
• Long jump indoor – 7.00 meters (Istanbul 2023) British Record

National Wins

Jazmin has won several national titles in the long jump:

• British Athletics Championships (outdoor): 2016, 2020, 2021, 2023
• British Indoor Athletics Championships (indoor): 2016, 2023

See also

In Spanish: Jazmin Sawyers para niños