Christoff Bryan

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Christoff Bryan
Personal information
Nationality Jamaican
Born (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 28)
EducationFlorida State University
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event High jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Donetsk High jump
CAC Junior Championships (Youth)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 San Salvador High jump
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Hamilton High jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Montego Bay High jump

Christoff Bryan (born 26 April 1996) is a Jamaican high jumper. [1] He established himself globally in age category competitions with a bronze medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics and a fourth-place finish at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

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He won a gold medal at the 2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics in San Salvador. He broke the Jamaica Issa Boys&Girls Championships High Jump record on March 16, 2013 earning him a gold medal for himself and Wolmer's Boys High School. [2]

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
High jump2.24 m Flag of the United States.svg Eugene, Oregon 25 Jul 2014
Indoor
High jump2.28 m Flag of the United States.svg Fayetteville, Arkansas 14 Feb 2015

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2011 CARIFTA Games (U17) Montego Bay, Jamaica 1stHigh jump2.10m
2012 CARIFTA Games (U17) Hamilton, Bermuda 1stHigh jump2.05m
3rdTriple jump14.25m (wind: +0.5 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18) San Salvador, El Salvador 1stHigh jump2.11m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 25th (q)High jump 2.10m
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 1stHigh jump2.14m
Pan American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 2ndHigh jump2.16m
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 3rdHigh jump 2.16m
2014 CARIFTA Games (U20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 2ndHigh jump2.16m
World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States4thHigh jump 2.24m
2015 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1stHigh jump2.21m
2016 NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 7thHigh jump 2.05m

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References

  1. Track and Field - Christoff Bryan, Kansas State Wildcats, archived from the original on August 13, 2015, retrieved 22 April 2015
  2. Jamaica sweep sprint relays at CAC Junior Champs Archived 2013-02-04 at archive.today