JuVaughn Harrison explained

Fullname:JuVaughn Krishna Harrison
Nickname:Mr. Jumps
National Team:United States
Sport:Athletics/Track and field
Event:High jump
Long jump
Club:LSU Tigers
Birth Date:30 April 1999
Birth Place:Huntsville, Alabama, United States[1]
Height:6feet[2]
Highestranking:1st (High jump, 2023)[3]

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.

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.[6] [7] [8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Professional

After the 2020 Olympic Trials, Harrison signed with Puma to compete professionally.[11] Harrison finished 5th in the long jump[12] and 7th in the high jump[13] 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.[14]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue RankEvent Measure Notes
2018World Junior Championships Tampere3rdHigh jump2.23 m
9thLong jump7.63 m
2021Olympic Games Tokyo7thHigh jump2.33 m
5thLong jump8.15 m
2023World Championships Budapestbgcolor=silver2ndHigh jump2.36 m=

Circuit wins and titles

National titles

Senior levelHarrison won six national championships.[16]

Personal bests

Outdoor

2.36 m ( College Station, May 14, 2021 and Budapest, August 22, 2023)[17]

8.47 m ( Eugene, June 28, 2021)[17]

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JuVaughn Harrison. 8 July 2019 . lsusports.net. March 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: JuVaughn Harrison . https://web.archive.org/web/20210703184656/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/JuVaughn-Harrison . dead . July 3, 2021 . teamusa.org . . August 1, 2021.
  3. Web site: World Rankings | Men's High Jump .
  4. Web site: JuVaughn Harrison. Full name is JuVaughn Krishna Blake … Born on April 30, 1999 … Mother is Georgia Harrison …. nmnathletics.com. March 13, 2021.
  5. Web site: JuVaughn Harrison - Athlete profile. worldathletics.org. March 13, 2021.
  6. Web site: Loreman . Tim . WATCH JuVaugh Blake Clear 7-2 at Huntsville City Championship; US#2! . Alabama Runners . AL Milesplit . 19 December 2021.
  7. Web site: JuVaughn Harrison . Alabama Runners . AL Milesplit . 19 December 2021.
  8. Web site: JUVAUGHN HARRISON . https://web.archive.org/web/20210703184656/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/JuVaughn-Harrison . dead . July 3, 2021 . January 26, 2023 . Team USA.
  9. Web site: LSU's JuVaughn Harrison makes world history at NCAA Indoor Championship. 13 March 2021 . wafb.com. March 13, 2021.
  10. Web site: Harrison Pulls off Epic Double at U.S. Olympic Trials . 27 June 2021 .
  11. Web site: McGoldrick . Hannah . PUMA SIGNS DOUBLE EVENT US NATIONAL CHAMPION JUVAUGHN HARRISON . Puma . 25 January 2022.
  12. Web site: The XXXII Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) . World Athletics . 25 January 2022.
  13. Web site: The XXXII Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) . World Athletics . 25 January 2022.
  14. Web site: McAlister . Sean . World Athletics Championships 2023: Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi wins high jump gold . Olympics.com . International Olympic Committee . 22 August 2023 . 22 August 2023.
  15. Web site: Jumps success for Tamberi and Kennedy. worldathletics.org. 7 September 2022. 8 September 2022.
  16. Web site: JuVaughn Harrison - Honours. worldathletics. March 13, 2021.
  17. Web site: JuVaughn Harrison - Personal Bests. worldathletics.org. March 13, 2021.
  18. Web site: I VIDEO – Harrison alieno: 2.30 nell'alto e dopo due ore 8.45 nel lungo!. atleticalive.it. it. March 12, 2021. March 13, 2021.