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Bahamian long jumper
Raymond “R.J” Higgs (born 24 January 1991 in
Freeport ) is a
Bahamian
long jumper .
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[2]
[3] He competed in the
long jump event at the
2012 Summer Olympics .
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Personal bests
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing the
Bahamas
2005
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Bacolet ,
Trinidad and Tobago
1st
High jump
1.85 m
2006
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Les Abymes ,
Guadeloupe
1st
High jump
2.06 m
3rd
Long jump
6.88 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)
Port of Spain ,
Trinidad and Tobago
1st
High jump
2.02 m
2nd
Triple jump
14.74 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2007
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Providenciales ,
Turks and Caicos Islands
1st
High jump
2.13 m
3rd
Long jump
6.83 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)
1st
Triple jump
14.79 m (wind: -2.0 m/s)
World Youth Championships
Ostrava ,
Czech Republic
—
High jump
NH
2008
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Basseterre ,
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1st
High jump
2.10 m
World Junior Championships
Bydgoszcz ,
Poland
8th
High jump
2.13 m
2009
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Vieux Fort ,
Saint Lucia
1st
High jump
2.21 m
2nd
Long jump
7.35 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Championships
La Habana ,
Cuba
10th
High jump
1.90 m
Pan American Junior Championships
Port of Spain ,
Trinidad and Tobago
9th
High jump
2.00 m
2010
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Santo Domingo ,
Dominican Republic
2nd
High jump
2.11 m
3rd
Long jump
7.35 m (wind: -0.4 m/s)
World Junior Championships
Moncton, New Brunswick ,
Canada
29th (q)
High jump
2.00 m
11th
Long jump
7.09 m (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2011
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Mayagüez ,
Puerto Rico
3rd
Long jump
7.75 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)
World Championships
Daegu ,
South Korea
25th (q)
Long jump
7.72 m (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2012
Olympic Games
London ,
United Kingdom
21st (q)
Long jump
7.76 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
2014
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow ,
United Kingdom
13th (q)
Long jump
7.61 m (wind: -0.1 m/s)
Pan American Sports Festival
Ciudad de México ,
México
6th
Long jump
7.76 m A (wind: +0.4 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
Xalapa ,
México
4th
Long jump
7.63 m A (wind: -0.5 m/s)
Higgs competed collegiately in the United States for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. In 2012, he won the long jump in the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships and finished third at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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