Dion Bentley

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Dion Bentley
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  American
Born (1971-08-26) August 26, 1971 (age 53)
Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event Long jump
College team Florida Gators
Achievements and titles
Personal bestLJ: 8.39 m (New Orleans 1993)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Plovdiv Long jump
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Santa Fe Long jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Santa Fe 4×100 m relay

Dion Bentley (born August 26, 1971) is an American long jumper.

Bentley attended Penn Hills High School, where he had a stellar track career, [1] including setting the still current American Junior record in the long jump. [2] He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1989. [3]

He went to the University of Florida, where he continued to compete in the long jump and holds the Gators' indoor (26 ft 8+14 in or 8.13 m) and outdoor (27 ft 6+12 in or 8.39 m) records. [4] Bentley had the unfortunate timing of reaching the elite ranks at the peak of the careers of Carl Lewis, Mike Powell, Larry Myricks and Joe Greene among others, [4] reaching as high as #6 on the U.S. rankings in 1994 in his three visits to the top ten. [5] As of 2013, he ranks as #50 on the all-time world performer list. [6]

References

  1. "A Young Long Jumper Taking Aim at the Best - NYTimes.com". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  2. "USATF - Statistics - Records". usatf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. "browser - Please update to a modern browser". trackandfieldnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. 1 2 "Where are they now? Dion Bentley". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2013-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
Awards
Preceded by Track & Field News High School Boys Athlete of the Year
1989
Succeeded by