Sixteen-year-old Jacko Gill eclipsed his own shot put national record and surpassed the London Olympics selection standard with a throw of 20.38 metres at Sovereign Stadium on the North Shore this evening.
The throw came on the first round of the competition, adding 37 centimetres to the national record he took off former record-holder Les Mills in April this year. Tonight's performance was also a new world's best for athletes aged 16 and 17.
Gill was too young to compete at this year's World Championships in Daegu, Korea but, with tonight's performance, he would have qualified for the final in Daegu and would have placed 8th overall.
New Zealand's second-best shot putter Tomas Walsh, who is also still a junior, set a personal best of 18.83 metres this evening.
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