
Jonathan (Jon) Eley
Date of Birth : 19/08/1984
Place of Birth : Solihull, England
Height : 186cm
Weight : 79kg
Jon has been a member of the Great Britain Short Track team for the past 8 years. In that time he has established himself as one of the worlds fastest skaters, finishing the 2009 season ranked 3rd in the world for the sports sprint event 500m. Jon competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Italy, where he made the 500m Final finishing 5th. Now Jon is fully focused on the 2010 Olympic in Vancouver, where he hopes to go one better and come home with a medal.
Career Highlights
Olympic 500m finalist 2006 (5th)
World Championship Relay Bronze Medallist
500m European Champion 2008
500m World Ranked 3rd in 2009
6 World Cup Medals
Sporting Heroes - David Beckham, Tiger Woods
Hobbies - Golf, Cricket, watching sport on TV
Favourite Music - The Enemy and Razorlight
Favourite Movie - Happy Gilmore
Favourite TV - Lost, House, Dexter
Motivational Quote - Training hurts but not as much as losing