Jordan Scott (triple jumper)

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Jordan Scott
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple jump: 17.08 (Charlottesville, 2019)

Jordan Scott (born 29 June 1997) is a Jamaican triple jumper. He is a multiple-time national champion. [1]

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Early life

He attended Campion College, Jamaica. [2] He finished sixth in the final of the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz in July 2016. [3] Shoetly afterwards, he started at the University of Virginia. [4]

Career

He won his first national title in the triple jump in 2018. [5] [6] In May 2019, he jumped a personal best distance of 17.08 metres in Charlottesville, Virginia. [7] He was the winner of the 2019 triple jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. In September 2019, he represent Jamaica at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha. [8] He won the Jamaican Athletics Championships again in June 2021. [9]

He competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. [10] He finished fifth in the final of the Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump in August 2022. [11]

He won the Jamaican Athletics Championships in 2024. [12] In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jordan Scott". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jordan Scott out of triple jump due to hamstring injury". Jamaica Gleaner. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bydgoszcz IAAF World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ↑ White, Jeff (April 7, 2017). "Jamaican Triple-Jumper Off to Flying Start at UVA". Virginia.edu. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Triple jumper Scott cops first national title at 'Trials'". Jamaica Observer. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Big Triple Jumping by Jordan Scott". Athleticsja.org. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "VIRGINIA TRIPLE JUMPER JORDAN SCOTT READY TO PURSUE DIVISION 1 INDOOR TITLE REPEAT, BUT BIGGEST GOAL REMAINS OLYMPICS". Runnerspace. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Triple jumper Jordan Scott - A work in progress". Jamaica Gleaner. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Scott finishes fifth in men's triple jump". Jamaica Gleaner. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  13. ↑ Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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