Jeff Henderson

Olympics

• 2016 Olympic 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 on brother, Laverne Jr. and four sisters,Andrea, Dominique, Shana and Shawnell...Hobbies include drawing two-dimensional characters and buildings…Creates 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, working with children.