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 50)
Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump
College team Florida Gators
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)LJ: 8.39 m (New Orleans 1993)

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]

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References

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  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.
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Awards
Preceded by Track & Field News High School Boys Athlete of the Year
1989
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