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Garrett Scantling

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 5/19/1993
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
  • High School: Episcopal School of Jacksonville
  • College: University of Georgia

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Petros Kyprianou
  • Agent: Paul Doyle
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, fourth (decathlon)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2012 World Junior (U20) Championships, DNF

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (decathlon)
  • 2020 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (heptathlon)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, fourth (decathlon)
  • 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, bronze (heptathlon)
  • 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships, silver (heptathlon)
  • 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, DNF
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, DNF
  • 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, fourth (decathlon)
  • 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships, ninth (decathlon)
  • 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships, bronze (heptathlon)
  • 2012 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, silver (decathlon)

Personal

Son of Michael and Robbie Scantling… His father was a football star and played in college at Valdosta State University… Has a brother named Hunter who played baseball at Florida State… Was a wide receiver on his high school’s football team and caught 13 touchdowns for over 1200 yards his senior year… Studied financial planning and services at the University of Georgia… Went to training camps with the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars as a wide receiver in the NFL...After being cut by both teams he went into financial planning…In 2019, after a three year break from track and field, he left his job in Jacksonville and moved back to Athens, Georgia to concentrate on the decathlon again under his former UGA coach, Petros Kyprianou… Has a dog named Gary… Is a volunteer coach for Eagle Track and Cross Country Club.

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