Jordan Scott (triple jumper)

Jordan Scott

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Triple jump: 17.14 (2024)

Jordan Scott (born 29 June 1997) is a Jamaican triple jumper. He is a multiple-time national champion.[1]

Early life

He attended Campion College, Jamaica.[2] He finished sixth in the final of the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz in July 2016.[3] Shoetly afterwards, he started at the University of Virginia.[4]

Career

He won his first national title in the triple jump in 2018.[5][6] In May 2019, he jumped a personal best distance of 17.08 metres in Charlottesville, Virginia.[7] He was the winner of the 2019 triple jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. In September 2019, he represent Jamaica at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.[8] He won the Jamaican Athletics Championships again in June 2021.[9]

He competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[10] He finished fifth in the final of the Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump in August 2022.[11]

He won the Jamaican Athletics Championships in 2024.[12] He competed in the triple jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[13][14]

References

1. "Jordan Scott". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
2. "Jordan Scott out of triple jump due to hamstring injury". Jamaica Gleaner. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
3. "Bydgoszcz IAAF World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
4. White, Jeff (April 7, 2017). "Jamaican Triple-Jumper Off to Flying Start at UVA". Virginia.edu. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
5. "Triple jumper Scott cops first national title at 'Trials'". Jamaica Observer. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
6. "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
7. "Big Triple Jumping by Jordan Scott". Athleticsja.org. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
8. "VIRGINIA TRIPLE JUMPER JORDAN SCOTT READY TO PURSUE DIVISION 1 INDOOR TITLE REPEAT, BUT BIGGEST GOAL REMAINS OLYMPICS". Runnerspace. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
9. "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
10. "Triple jumper Jordan Scott - A work in progress". Jamaica Gleaner. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
11. "Scott finishes fifth in men's triple jump". Jamaica Gleaner. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
12. "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
13. "Men's Triple jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
14. Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.