Randy Lewis (triple jumper)

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Randy Lewis
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Bridgetown Triple jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Kingston Triple jump

Randy Lewis (born 15 November 1978) is a Grenadian athlete competing in the triple jump. He represented Grenada at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and has also competed at World Championship level indoors and outdoors. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. His personal best jump is 17.49 metres, achieved in May 2008 in São Paulo. This is the current Grenadian record. [1]

Lewis attended Wichita State University where he is in the Hall of Fame for Track and Field. He won four individual titles in the Missouri Valley Conference and he is a three-time NCAA All-American. He also currently owns the triple jump records (indoor and outdoor) at Wichita State University.

He is coached by Gerd Osenberg, the former coach of Ulrike Meyfarth.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1996 CARIFTA Games (U20) Kingston, Jamaica 7thLong jump7.09 m
3rdTriple jump14.97 m
1997 CARIFTA Games (U20) Bridgetown, Barbados 5thLong jump7.11 m
2ndTriple jump15.66 m (w)
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 8thLong jump 7.63 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece28th (q)Triple jump 16.33 m
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 5thTriple jump 16.83 m (w)
World Championships Helsinki, Finland24th (q)Triple jump 16.11 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia6thTriple jump 16.53 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany7thTriple jump
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7thTriple jump 16.42 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany4thTriple jump
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 9th (q)Triple jump 16.77 m
Summer Olympics Beijing, China15th (q)Triple jump 17.06 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany3rdTriple jump
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany18th (q)Triple jump 16.73 m
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece7thTriple jump 16.46 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar17th (q)Triple jump 16.28 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico2ndTriple jump 17.20 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 6thTriple jump 16.73 m

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