Carey McLeod

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Carey McLeod
Carey McLeod in 2023
Personal information
Born (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, Triple jump
College teamArkansas Razorbacks
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long jump: 8.40 m (27 ft 6+1⁄2 in) (2023)
  • Triple jump: 17.17 m (56 ft 3+3⁄4 in) (2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Glasgow Long jump
Pan American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Trujillo 4x100m
Carifta Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Willemstad Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2017 Willemstad Triple jump

Carey McLeod (born 14 April 1998) is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump.

Career[edit]

McLeod studied at Kingston College in Jamaica before moving to the University of Tennessee. He placed himself among the top-10 triple-jumping collegians in NCAA indoor history, recording a mark of 17.17m to win the men's triple jump at the SEC Championships in Fayetteville. As well as setting a new school record he surpassed the 2020 Olympic qualifying standard, in addition to being the No. 1 mark in the NCAA and No. 3 in the world for the 2020-21 indoor campaign.[1] His efforts in both the long jump and the triple jump earned him a nomination for the NCAA indoor field event athlete of 2020.[2] As well as the 17.17 personal best in the triple jump, at the same event in Fayetteville he jumped a personal best 8.25 in the long jump.[3]

On 14 May 2021 he jumped 8.34m in the long jump at the Cushing Stadium in Texas to place him second on the senior list for 2021 at the time of the jump, behind JuVaughn Harrison.[4][5] McLeod beat Harrison when he made that jump in Texas, who jumped 10 cm less at 8.24m for second place that day. That jump lifted McLeod to fourth on the all time Jamaican list.[6]

He finished fourth in the long jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[7] His performance was marked by a spectacular slip on the takeoff board causing him to flip in the air.[8]

In February 2024, he was selected to compete for Jamaica at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where he won the bronze medal in the long jump with a seasons best distance of 8.21m[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Former KC athlete Carey McLeod shines at SEC Indoor Championships | Loop Jamaica". Loop News.
  2. ^ "McLeod up for US collegiate award". jamaica-gleaner.com. March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Levy, Leighton (3 March 2021). "SEC champion Carey McLeod targets Olympic berth, encouraged by other emerging talents". SportsMax. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ "World Athletics | Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor - 2021". worldathletics.org.
  5. ^ "JuVaughn Harrison in stunning jumps double". March 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Levy, Leighton (17 May 2021). "Learning from Indoor mistakes helps Carey McLeod soar to outdoor personal best". SportsMax. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Pinnock wins long jump silver, Gayle claims bronze". Jamaica.Loopnews. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ^ "World Athletics Championships 2023: Carey McLeod slips during long jump run-up". BBC Sport. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Ackeem Blake, Shashalee Forbes lead Jamaica's 19-member team to World Indoors". Sportsmax. February 23, 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  10. ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's long jump final results". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

External links[edit]

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