JuVaughn Harrison
JuVaughn Harrison at the 2020 NCAA Indoor T&F Championships.
Personal information
Full nameJuVaughn Krishna Harrison
NicknameMr. Jumps
National teamUnited States
Born (1999-04-30) April 30, 1999 (age 24)[1]
Huntsville, Alabama, United States[2]
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics/Track and field
Event(s)High jump
Long jump
ClubLSU Tigers track and field
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • High jump, 7th
  • Long jump, 5th
World finals
  • 2023 Budapest
  • High jump -  Silver
Highest world ranking1st (High jump, 2023)[3]
Personal bests
  • Outdoor
  • High jump: 2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) (College Station 2021 and Budapest 2023)
  • Long jump: 8.47 m (27 ft 9+1⁄4 in) (Eugene 2021)
  • Indoor
  • High jump: 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) i (Fayetteville 2021)
  • Long jump: 8.45 m (27 ft 8+1⁄2 in) i (Fayetteville 2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest High jump
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tampere High jump

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

Year Competition Venue Rank Event Measure Notes
2018 World Junior Championships Finland Tampere 3rd High jump 2.23 m PB
9th Long jump 7.63 m
2021 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo 7th High jump 2.33 m
5th Long jump 8.15 m
2023 World Championships Hungary Budapest 2nd High jump 2.36 m =WL

Circuit wins and titles

National titles

Senior level

Harrison won six national championships.[16]

Personal bests

Outdoor
Indoor

References

  1. ^ a b "JuVaughn Harrison". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "JuVaughn Harrison". lsusports.net. 8 July 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "World Rankings | Men's High Jump".
  4. ^ "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]
  5. ^ "JuVaughn Harrison - Athlete profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Loreman, Tim. "WATCH JuVaugh Blake Clear 7-2 at Huntsville City Championship; US#2!". Alabama Runners. AL Milesplit. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ "JuVaughn Harrison". Alabama Runners. AL Milesplit. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ^ "JUVAUGHN HARRISON". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "LSU's JuVaughn Harrison makes world history at NCAA Indoor Championship". wafb.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Harrison Pulls off Epic Double at U.S. Olympic Trials". 27 June 2021.
  12. ^ McGoldrick, Hannah. "PUMA SIGNS DOUBLE EVENT US NATIONAL CHAMPION JUVAUGHN HARRISON". Puma. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ^ "The XXXII Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  14. ^ "The XXXII Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Jumps success for Tamberi and Kennedy". worldathletics.org. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  16. ^ "JuVaughn Harrison - Honours". worldathletics. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "JuVaughn Harrison - Personal Bests". worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  18. ^ 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.

External links

2020 USA Olympic track and field team
US National Championship winners in men's high jump
US National Championship winners in men's long jump
The Bowerman (college track & field award)
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