Jordan Scott (triple jumper)

Jordan Scott

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Triple jump: 17.14 (2024)

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

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] He competed in the triple jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics. ^{[13] [14]}

He was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where he placed fifth overall in the final of the triple jump, with a late-round jump of 7.10 metres. However, he was later upgraded to a fourth-place finish after Brazilian Almir dos Santos was disqualified after the event for competing in shoes which went against the regulations. ^{[15] [16]}

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. "Men's Triple jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
14. Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
15. Levy, Leighton (15 March 2025). "Ackera Nugent and Wayne Pinnock Lead Jamaica's Squad for World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing". SportsMax. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
16. "Diaz Hernandez flies to first gold of WIC Nanjing 25 with triple jump triumph". World Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.