UC Irvine Olympians

Charles Jock

  • Country USA
  • Sport / Event Track & Field, 800m
  • Olympic Years 2016

Biography

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
• Competed in the 800m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
• Came in sixth in his heat with a time of 1:47.06
• Qualified for his first Olympic Games with a third-place finish at the U.S. Trials (1:45.48)
 
AT UC IRVINE
• Graduated from UC Irvine in 2012 with a degree in regional policy planning and design
• Left UCI as one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history
• 2012 NCAA individual champion and 2011 NCAA runner-up in the 800m
• Three-time All-American and Big West Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
• Won two Big West titles in the 800m, and was part of the 4x400 relay that was crowned conference champions four years in a row
• Member of the UCI Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021
 
EXTRAS
• Finished third in the 800m at the 2011 USA Championships in a school-record 1:44.67
• Won gold at the 2010 NACAC U-23 Track & Field Championships in a meet-record 1:45.65