S1 - Ep 3 - Henry Frayne - Athlete (Long Jump/Triple Jump)

Applying Sport Science Podcast by Daniel Greenwood

Episode notes

Australian Track and Field horizontal jump athlete.

Henry is a 2 x Olympian in the long jump (9th in London 2012, 7th in Rio 2016)

IAAF World Indoor Silver Medalist in 2012, Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist in 2018, World Championship Finalist 2011.

Personal best of 8.34m (Long Jump) and 17.23 (Triple Jump) is considered one of the greatest horizontal jumpers in Australian history.

He is also thoughtful and a student of his discipline, and with a checkered injury history has a lot of insight into the role of science and support staff in the success of an elite athlete.

3 words for scientist success: Trust, Value-add, Due Diligence

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track and fieldlong jumpolympian