| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 5 October 1964 Bristol, England |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Club | Wolverhampton & Bilston AC |
Vernon George Samuels (born 5 October 1964) is a British retired athlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
Samuels finished third behind Mike Conley and Eric McCalla in the triple jump event at the 1983 AAA Championships. [2]
Samuels was a three-time All-American jumper for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, finishing 5th in the triple jump at the 1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [3] At the British AAA Championships, he finished on the podium four more times from 1988 to 1990. [4]
At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, he represented Great Britain in the men's triple jump [5] and represented England in the triple jump event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [6] [7] [8]
He won the 1991 UK Athletics Championships triple jump event in Cardiff.
