JON ELEY

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                                 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