Jac Lloyd Palmer
Athletics
Hometown:
Caerffili
Date of Birth:
13/03/1996
Events: Hammer throw
Jac first picked up a hammer at a school athletics session in year 8 but did not focus solely on athletics until year 11 when he claimed the Welsh u17 record and Welsh Schools Record. In his final year of school he broke the Welsh u20 record with the 6kg and 7.26 kg, before commencing studies at Cardiff Metropolitan University and achieving his first GB vest.
Jac was the first Welsh thrower to go 70 m with the hammer.
Achievements
2018 – English u23 Champion
2019 – English u23 Champion
2019 – Welsh Senior Champion
2019 – BUCS Champion
Represented GB at European Winter Throws Cup