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American high jumper and long jumper
JuVaughn Krishna Harrison (
né Blake ; born April 30, 1999)
[4] is an American
high jumper and
long jumper .
[5] He won the silver medal in the high jump at the
2023 World Athletics Championships .
[6]
Career
Youth
Harrison attended
Columbia high school in Huntsville, Alabama. He recorded bests of 7 feet 2 inches in the high jump and 23 feet 0.5 inches in the long jump.
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[8]
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Collegiate
On March 12, 2021, in
Fayetteville, Arkansas on the occasion of the
2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships , Harrison set personal records in the
high jump with 2.30 m and in the
long jump with 8.45 m, thus becoming the first man in history capable of jumping at least 8.40 m in the long jump and 2.30 m in the high jump.
[10]
On June 27, 2021, Harrison won both the long jump and the high jump at the US National Team Olympic Trials in
Eugene, Oregon . At the
2020 Summer Olympics , he became the first American man since
Jim Thorpe in 1912 to compete in both the long jump and high jump at the Olympics.
[11]
Professional
After the 2020 Olympic Trials, Harrison signed with Puma to compete professionally.
[12] Harrison finished 5th in the long jump
[13] and 7th in the high jump
[14] at the
2020 Summer Olympics .
In 2023 Harrison won the silver medal at the
World Athletics Championships in Budapest , finishing second to reigning Olympic champion
Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy on a countback despite clearing the same 2.36 metres height.
[6]
Achievements
Circuit wins and titles
National titles
Senior level
Harrison won six national championships.
[16]
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
References
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"JuVaughn Harrison" . teamusa.org .
USOC . Archived from
the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021 .
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"JuVaughn Harrison" . lsusports.net. 8 July 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
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"World Rankings | Men's High Jump" .
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"JuVaughn Harrison" . nmnathletics.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021 . Full name is JuVaughn Krishna Blake … Born on April 30, 1999 … Mother is Georgia Harrison … [
permanent dead link ]
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"JuVaughn Harrison - Athlete profile" . worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
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a
b McAlister, Sean (22 August 2023).
"World Athletics Championships 2023: Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi wins high jump gold" . Olympics.com . International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ Loreman, Tim.
"WATCH JuVaugh Blake Clear 7-2 at Huntsville City Championship; US#2!" . Alabama Runners . AL Milesplit. Retrieved 19 December 2021 .
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"JuVaughn Harrison" . Alabama Runners . AL Milesplit. Retrieved 19 December 2021 .
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"JUVAUGHN HARRISON" . Team USA . Archived from
the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2023 .
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"LSU's JuVaughn Harrison makes world history at NCAA Indoor Championship" . wafb.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
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"Harrison Pulls off Epic Double at U.S. Olympic Trials" . 27 June 2021.
^ McGoldrick, Hannah.
"PUMA SIGNS DOUBLE EVENT US NATIONAL CHAMPION JUVAUGHN HARRISON" . Puma . Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
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"The XXXII Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)" . World Athletics . Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
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"The XXXII Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)" . World Athletics . Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
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"Jumps success for Tamberi and Kennedy" . worldathletics.org . 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022 .
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"JuVaughn Harrison - Honours" . worldathletics. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
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"JuVaughn Harrison - Personal Bests" . worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
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"I VIDEO – Harrison alieno: 2.30 nell'alto e dopo due ore 8.45 nel lungo!" (in Italian). atleticalive.it. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
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OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the
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Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
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