HARRISON Juvaughn

United States of America

Date of Birth: 30 Apr 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's High Jump	7
	Men's Long Jump	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Men's High Jump Qualification - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A	Men's Long Jump Qualification - Group A	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Men's High Jump Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A	Men's Long Jump Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	High Jump	Long Jump
2018	Tampere, FIN	3rd (2.23)	9th (7.63)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Mr. Jumps (theadvocate.com, 21 Jul 2021)

Playing video games. (healthytiger.net, 13 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Bioengineering - Louisiana State University, United States of America

Languages spoken:

Sporting relatives:

His mother Georgia competed in athletics for Alabama A&M University in the United States of America, and has also been entered into the university's athletics hall of fame. (teamusa.org, 01 Jul 2021)

He took up athletics at a young age and began focusing on high jump and long jump in his final year of high school. (healthytiger.net, 13 Apr 2021)

"Track is something that has always been in my family, so I grew up on the track. I realised from elementary and middle school I was a little bit faster than everyone else but it was not until I got to high school that I started to flourish." (worldathletics.org, 06 May 2021)

To win gold in both high jump and long jump at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (theadvocate.com, 21 Jul 2021)

Winning National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] titles in high jump and long jump in the United States of America. "All of my NCAA titles. It's not easy to win an NCAA title, let alone win two in two different jump events." (healthytiger.net, 13 Apr 2021)

His mother. (worldathletics.org, 06 May 2021)

His mother. (worldathletics.org, 06 May 2021)

He has his hair braided or tied back before each jump and always wears two chains, one of which his mother gave him. He listens to music while warming up and prays before each jump. (healthytiger.net, 13 Apr 2021)

Philosophy:

"I'm nervous until I take my first jump, and once I do that I'm just having fun and doing what I love." (healthytiger.net, 13 Apr 2021)

He was named as a finalist for the 2021 Bowerman award, which recognises the best collegiate athlete in the United States of America. (wafb.com, 14 Jul 2021)

He won the 2021 National Men's Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association [USTFCCCA]. (theadvocate.com, 21 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
COMBINING HIGH JUMP AND LONG JUMP
He competes in both high jump and long jump and says the technique required for each event is quite different. "Whereas in high jump I have to be more bouncy, more upright, in long jump I get to sprint out and push a lot harder. It's a very big difference between the two. Technically, it's not very easy to do both. I've been doing both on the same day for a while in college, so my body's pretty used to it. As a jumper, having to compete in a horizontal jump and vertical jump is very challenging. It's a tall task to stay sharp in both of them, but I know I'm capable of it and that's what keeps me going. It takes a lot of dedication." (eu.usatoday.com, 01 Jul 2021; worldathletics.com, 06 May 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/jaay_harrison/?hl=en

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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