Nicholas Hough

Nicholas Hough

Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	20 October 1993 (1993-10-20) (age 18)
Residence	Sydney
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	113 kg (250 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprints & 110 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.62 s (Sydney 2011) 200 m: 21.03 s (Sydney 2010) 110 m Hurdles - 91 cm: 13.37 s (Singapore 2010) 110 m Hurdles - 99 cm: 13.73 s (Sydney 2011)
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Australia Summer Youth Olympics Gold 2010 Singapore 110 m Hurdles Bronze 2010 Singapore Boys' medley relay

Nicholas Hough (born 20 October 1993) is an Australian sprinter and hurdler.

At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Hough won the 110 metres hurdles in a new personal best of 13.37 seconds.^[1] He narrowly edged ahead of Dongqiang Wang of China and Jussi Kanervo of Finland to take the Gold Medal and become the first ever Youth Olympic Games hurdles champion.^[2]

Hough also competed in the Pirtek All-Stars Gatorade Bolt meet at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on 15 September 2010. The event was a promotional visit for the Jamaican Sprint King Usain Bolt, and took place on the 10th anniversary of the Sydney Olympics. Nick won the David Baxter memorial 100m in a time of 10.62s, half a second quicker than the fastest men in football, Lachie Turner, John Grant and Jarryd Hayne, the fastest of whom clocked 11.10s on the night.^[3]

He is currently studying Year 12 at The King's School, Parramatta where he is the School Captain.

References

1. ^ McGrath, Tim (21 August 2010). "Hough leads medal spree in Singapore". Inside Athletics. http://www.insideathletics.com.au/meets/2299-hough-leads-medal-spree-in-singapore. 
2. ^ Pranesh, Nageshwar (23 August 2010). "Nicholas Hough hits the heights in Singapore". The Hills Shire Times. http://hills-shire-times.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/nicholas-hough-hits-the-heights-in-singapore/. 
3. ^ "David Baxter Memorial Men’s 100m". http://www.athleticallstars.com.au/david-baxter-memorial-mens-100m.html. 

External links

• IAAF profile for Nicholas Hough

Persondata
Name	Hough, Nicholas
Alternative names	Hough, Nick
Short description	Australian sprint and hurdle athlete
Date of birth	1993-10-20
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death