Ben East

Ben has had another good season, finishing as the UK number 1 Javelin thrower. He retained his BUCS championship title with a season’s best throw of 75.85m. He is also English U23 Champion and won his first international competition in Budapest in June – hopefully the first of many - supported by his Team Kennet coach, Luke Angell. This past year, Ben has been fortunate to be able to train with arguably Britain’s best ever javelin coach, John Trower, and the current F13 double Paralympic and World Champion and current world record holder, Dan Pembroke. We are pleased to be able to say John has now become Ben’s lead coach. Ben has also continued to study a mechanical engineering degree at Loughborough University, and works hard to balance training, studying and competitions throughout the year. The university is supporting Ben by allowing him to stretch his degree over 5 years, enabling him to achieve his full potential in both the javelin and his degree. This coming season Ben hopes to qualify for the European U23 championships in Bergen, Norway; he has already qualified for the European Throws Cup in Cyprus in March. Ben is aiming to throw 80m this year as he embarks on his Olympic cycle for the 2028 Olympics, to be held in Los Angeles.