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| Raymond Higgs | |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | High jump, Long jump, Triple jump |
| Updated: | 26 December 2014 |
Raymond “R.J” Higgs (born 24 January 1991 in Freeport) is a Bahamian long jumper.[1] He competed in the long jump event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Event | Result | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | ||||
| High jump | 2.21 m | 27 Jun 2008 | ||
| Long jump | 8.15 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | 14 May 2011 | ||
| Triple jump | 15.92 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) | 31 May 2014 | ||
| Indoor | ||||
| High jump | 2.16 m | 4 Mar 2011 | ||
| Long jump | 7.99 m | 14 Feb 2014 | ||
| Triple jump | 15.41 m | 1 Feb 2014 | ||
| Representing the | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | bgcolor=gold | 1st | High jump | 1.85 m |
| 2006 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | bgcolor=gold | 1st | High jump | 2.06 m |
| 3rd | Long jump | 6.88 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) | ||||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | bgcolor=gold | 1st | High jump | 2.02 m | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.74 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |||
| 2007 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | bgcolor=gold | 1st | High jump | 2.13 m |
| 3rd | Long jump | 6.83 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 14.79 m (wind: -2.0 m/s) | |||
| World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | — | High jump | NH | ||
| 2008 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | bgcolor=gold | 1st | High jump | 2.10 m |
| World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | High jump | 2.13 m | ||
| 2009 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | High jump | 2.21 m |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 7.35 m (wind: +1.6 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba | 10th | High jump | 1.90 m | ||
| Pan American Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 9th | High jump | 2.00 m | ||
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | High jump | 2.11 m |
| 3rd | Long jump | 7.35 m (wind: -0.4 m/s) | ||||
| World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 29th (q) | High jump | 2.00 m | ||
| 11th | Long jump | 7.09 m (wind: -0.8 m/s) | ||||
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | Long jump | 7.75 m (wind: +1.0 m/s) | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 25th (q) | Long jump | 7.72 m (wind: -0.8 m/s) | ||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 21st (q) | Long jump | 7.76 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | Long jump | 7.61 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 6th | Long jump | 7.76 m A (wind: +0.4 m/s) | ||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 4th | Long jump | 7.63 m A (wind: -0.5 m/s) | ||
Higgs competed collegiately in the United States for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. In 2012, he won the long jump in the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships and finished third at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3]