Jacko Gill (born 20 December 1994) is a shot putter from New Zealand. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, he won a gold medal in the shot put. He is the youngest ever male junior champion, beating the record of Usain Bolt. He threw a 5kg 22.53m at an event in Stockholm, Sweden which earned him the under 16 and under 17 world youth bests; he threw a 22.60m at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games to extend his record.
At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, as a 15-year-old, Gill won the gold in the shot put (6 kg) with a distance of 20.76 m, beating 18 and 19-year-olds and becoming the youngest ever male junior champion.
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