 Clemons at the 2024 United States Olympic trials | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 8, 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 8.22m (Fayetteville, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Malcolm Clemons (born March 8, 2002) is an American long jumper. [1]
From Oakland, California, Clemons began running with the Oakland Police Activity League when he was five years-old. He attended Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley in Berkeley, California and graduated from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He then attended the University of Florida. [2]
He was a gold medalist at the NACAC U23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica in July 2023. [3]
He finished third in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2024. [4] [5]
He placed third in the long jump at the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024. [6] [7]
He was runner-up in the long jump at the 2024 United States Olympic trials with a distance of 8.18 metres. [8]
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