American high jumper and long jumper (born 1999)
JuVaughn Krishna Harrison (né Blake ; born April 30, 1999)[ 4] is an American high jumper and long jumper .[ 5] He won the silver medal in the high jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships .[ 6]
Career
Youth
Harrison attended Columbia high school in Huntsville, Alabama. He recorded bests of 7 feet 2 inches in the high jump and 23 feet 0.5 inches in the long jump.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Collegiate
On March 12, 2021, in Fayetteville, Arkansas on the occasion of the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships , Harrison set personal records in the high jump with 2.30 m and in the long jump with 8.45 m, thus becoming the first man in history capable of jumping at least 8.40 m in the long jump and 2.30 m in the high jump.[ 10]
On June 27, 2021, Harrison won both the long jump and the high jump at the US National Team Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon . At the 2020 Summer Olympics , he became the first American man since Jim Thorpe in 1912 to compete in both the long jump and high jump at the Olympics.[ 11]
Professional
After the 2020 Olympic Trials, Harrison signed with Puma to compete professionally.[ 12] Harrison finished 5th in the long jump[ 13] and 7th in the high jump[ 14] at the 2020 Summer Olympics .
In 2023 Harrison won the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest , finishing second to reigning Olympic champion Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy on a countback despite clearing the same 2.36 metres height.[ 6]
Achievements
Circuit wins and titles
National titles
Senior level
Harrison won six national championships.[ 16]
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
References
^ a b "JuVaughn Harrison" . teamusa.org . USOC . Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021 .
^ "JuVaughn Harrison" . lsusports.net. 8 July 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
^ "World Rankings | Men's High Jump" .
^ "JuVaughn Harrison" . nmnathletics.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021 . Full name is JuVaughn Krishna Blake … Born on April 30, 1999 … Mother is Georgia Harrison … [permanent dead link ]
^ "JuVaughn Harrison - Athlete profile" . worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
^ a b McAlister, Sean (22 August 2023). "World Athletics Championships 2023: Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi wins high jump gold" . Olympics.com . International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ Loreman, Tim. "WATCH JuVaugh Blake Clear 7-2 at Huntsville City Championship; US#2!" . Alabama Runners . AL Milesplit. Retrieved 19 December 2021 .
^ "JuVaughn Harrison" . Alabama Runners . AL Milesplit. Retrieved 19 December 2021 .
^ "JUVAUGHN HARRISON" . Team USA . Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2023 .
^ "LSU's JuVaughn Harrison makes world history at NCAA Indoor Championship" . wafb.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
^ "Harrison Pulls off Epic Double at U.S. Olympic Trials" . 27 June 2021.
^ McGoldrick, Hannah. "PUMA SIGNS DOUBLE EVENT US NATIONAL CHAMPION JUVAUGHN HARRISON" . Puma . Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ "The XXXII Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)" . World Athletics . Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ "The XXXII Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)" . World Athletics . Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ "Jumps success for Tamberi and Kennedy" . worldathletics.org . 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022 .
^ "JuVaughn Harrison - Honours" . worldathletics. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
^ a b "JuVaughn Harrison - Personal Bests" . worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
^ a b "I VIDEO – Harrison alieno: 2.30 nell'alto e dopo due ore 8.45 nel lungo!" (in Italian). atleticalive.it. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
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1906 : Herbert Gidney
1907 : Harry Porter
1908 : Harry Porter
1909 : Harry Porter
1910 : Harry Grumpelt
1911 : Samuel Lawrence
1913 : John Johnstone
1914 : Eugene Jennings
1915 : Wesley Oler
1916 : Jo Loomis
1917 : Jo Loomis
1918 : Egon Erickson
1919 : Walter Whalen
1920 : Walter Whalen
1921 : Richmond Landon
1922 : Leroy Brown
1923 : Harold Osborn
1924 : Harold Osborn
1925 : Harold Osborn
1926 : Harold Osborn
1927 : Charles W. Major
1928 : Anton Burg
1929 : Charles W. Major
1930 : Anton Burg
1931 : Anton Burg
1932 : George Spitz
1933 : George Spitz
1934 : Walter Marty , George Spitz
1935 : Cornelius Johnson
1936 : Ed Burke
1937 : Ed Burke
1938 : Lloyd Thompson
1939 : Mel Walker
1940 : Arthur Byrnes
1941 : Mel Walker
1942 : Adam Berry , Josh Williamson
1943 : Bill Vessie , Josh Williamson
1944 : Dave Albritton , Bill Vessie
1945 : Ken Wiesner , Josh Williamson
1946 : John Vislocky
1947 : John Vislocky
1948 : John Vislocky
1949 : Dick Phillips
1950 : John Vislocky
1951 : John Heintzmann , Jack Razetto , Josh Williamson
1952 : Lewis Hall
1953 : Lewis Hall
1954 : Herman Wyatt
1955 : Lewis Hall , Ernie Shelton
1956 : Ernie Shelton
1957 : Phil Reavis
1958 : Herman Wyatt
1959 : John Thomas
1960 : John Thomas
1961 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , John Thomas (2nd)
1962 : John Thomas
1963 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , John Thomas (2nd)
1964 : John Thomas
1965 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , Gene Johnson (3rd)
1966 : John Thomas
1967 : John Rambo
1968 : Valentin Gavrilov (URS ) , Steve Kelly (2nd)
1969 : John Rambo
1970 : Otis Burrell
1971 : Reynaldo Brown
1972 : Gene White
1973 : Dwight Stones
1974 : Tom Woods
1975 : Dwight Stones
1976 : Robert Forget (CAN ) , Bill Knoedel (2nd)
1977 : Paul Underwood
1978 : Dwight Stones
1979 : Benn Fields
1980 : Franklin Jacobs
1981 : Jeff Woodard
1982 : Dwight Stones
1983 : Tyke Peacock
1984 : Dennis Lewis
1985 : Jim Howard
1986 : Jim Howard
1987 : Igor Paklin (URS ) , Jim Howard (2nd)
1988 : Igor Paklin (URS ) , Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd)
1989 : Troy Kemp (BAH ) , Tom McCants (2nd)
1990 : Hollis Conway
1991 : Javier Sotomayor (CUB ) , Hollis Conway (2nd)
1992 : Hollis Conway
1993 : Hollis Conway
1994 : Hollis Conway
1995 : Tony Barton
1996 : Charles Austin
1997 : Charles Austin
1998 : Sam Hill
1999 : Henry Patterson
2000 : Matt Hemingway
2001 : Nathan Leeper
2002 : Nathan Leeper
2003 : Charles Austin
2004 : Jamie Nieto
2005 : Tora Harris
2006 : Adam Shunk
2007 : Tora Harris
2008 : Andra Manson
2009 : Andra Manson
2010 : Jesse Williams
2011 : Jesse Williams
2012 : Jesse Williams
2013 : Dusty Jonas
2014 : Erik Kynard
2015 : Erik Kynard
2016 : Erik Kynard
2017 : Erik Kynard
2018 : Erik Kynard
2019 : Jeron Robinson
2020 : Erik Kynard
2022 : JuVaughn Harrison
2023 : Shelby McEwen
2024 : Shelby McEwen
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Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
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