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Owen Heard

Athletics and Para-Athletics

Date of Birth

29 December 2001

Age

22

Place of Birth

Surrey

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Talented young pole vaulter Owen Heard almost quit the sport but bounced back to finish fifth on Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022.

Heard only booked his place in Birmingham in June after deciding to give it one last go following mental struggles in trying to reach his full potential.

And the Loughborough University student rose to the challenge in Birmingham to place in the top five.

Heard achieved the qualification standard of 5.45m at Manchester’s Sportcity in the BoXX United World Athletics Continental Tour meet.

Athletics and Para-Athletics
In front of a 30,000 strong crowd at the newly refurbished Alexander Stadium, Team England picked up a host of medals at Birmingham 2022.

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