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Jeff Henderson

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Male Age: 36 Date of Birth: 2/19/1989

Athletics Information

Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field Coach: Al Joyner Agent: Ashli Schulz Sponsor: adidas

Residences

Hometown: McAlmont, AR High School: Sylvan Hills High School College: Florida Memorial University

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4x

Diamond League meeting winner

3x

National champion

1x

Olympic champion

1x

World Championships Silver medallist

1x

Pan American Games winner

1x

In Top 8 World Indoor Championships

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

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100m

EventPerformance
Event100mPerformance10.18

200m

EventPerformance
Event200mPerformance20.65

400m

EventPerformance
Event400mPerformance51.49

60m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event60m IndoorsPerformance6.58

Long Jump

EventPerformance
EventLong JumpPerformance8.52

Long Jump Indoors

EventPerformance
EventLong Jump IndoorsPerformance8.19

Triple Jump Indoors

EventPerformance
EventTriple Jump IndoorsPerformance14.90

Season Best

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60m ind.

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateFebruary 05, 2022EventWashington State InvitationalPerformance6.68Placing-

Long Jump ind.

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateFebruary 27, 2022EventUS Ind. Ch.Performance7.32Placing9.

All Results

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60m ind.

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateFebruary 05, 2022EventWashington State InvitationalPerformance6.68Placing-
DateFebruary 12, 2022EventDon Kirby Collegiate ElitePerformance6.70Placing-
DateFebruary 27, 2022EventUS Ind. Ch.Performance6.80Placing-

Long Jump ind.

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateFebruary 05, 2022EventWashington State InvitationalPerformance7.14Placing4.
DateFebruary 27, 2022EventUS Ind. Ch.Performance7.32Placing9.

Olympics

  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, gold (long jump)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, silver (long jump)
  • 2018 IAAF Continental Cup, bronze (long jump)
  • 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 17q (long jump)
  • 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 4th (long jump)
  • 2015 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 9th (long jump)
  • 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 16q (long jump)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, 5th (long jump)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (long jump)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, 5th (long jump)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, gold (long jump)
  • 2016 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (long jump)
  • 2015 Pan American Games, gold (long jump)
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (long jump)
  • 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (long jump)
  • 2014 USATF Indoor Championships, 4th (long jump)
  • 2013 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (long jump)

Personal 

Son of Laverne and Debra Henderson...Has one brother, Laverne Jr. and four sisters, Andrea, Dominique, Shana and Shawnell...hobbies include drawing two-dimensional characters and buildings and creating animations...began participating in track and field at age 15...dedicated his Rio gold medal to his mother, who has Alzheimer's disease...she was bedridden in Arkansas during the Olympics...Has participated in USATF RunJumpThrow events and enjoys working with children.

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