Alphonso Jordan

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Alphonso Jordan
Personal information
Born (1987-11-01) November 1, 1987 (age 36)
El Paso, Texas, United States
Education Savannah College of Art and Design
Georgia Tech
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm) [1]
Weight182 lb (83 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event Triple jump

Alphonso David Jordan (born November 1, 1987, in El Paso, Texas) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the triple jump. [2] He represented his country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing twelfth.

His personal bests in the event are 16.89 metres outdoors (+0.9 m/s, Eugene 2015) and 16.57 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2011).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 12th 15.99 m
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 7th 15.92 m (w)
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 12th 16.11 m

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