Jordan Scott (triple jumper)

Jordan Scott
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	29 June 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Triple jump: 17.08 (Charlottesville, 2019)

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] In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[13]

References

^ "Jordan Scott". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Jordan Scott out of triple jump due to hamstring injury". Jamaica Gleaner. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Bydgoszcz IAAF World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ White, Jeff (April 7, 2017). "Jamaican Triple-Jumper Off to Flying Start at UVA". Virginia.edu. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Triple jumper Scott cops first national title at 'Trials'". Jamaica Observer. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Big Triple Jumping by Jordan Scott". Athleticsja.org. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Triple jumper Jordan Scott - A work in progress". Jamaica Gleaner. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Scott finishes fifth in men's triple jump". Jamaica Gleaner. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[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] Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

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v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's pole vault (pole vault for distance)
Pole vault for distance	1906: Martin Sheridan 1907: Martin Sheridan 1908: Willard McLeod 1909: Harry Babcock 1910: Platt Adams 1911: Harry Babcock 1913: Platt Adams 1914: Platt Adams 1915: Platt Adams
Pole vault	1906: Alfred Carlton Gilbert 1907: Claude Allen 1908: Charles Vezin Jr. 1909: William Happeny (CAN), Harry Babcock (2nd) 1910: William Happeny (CAN), Theodore Babcock (2nd) 1911: Gordon Dukes 1925: Paul Jones 1926: Charles Hoff (NOR), Edwin Myers (2nd) 1927: Sabin Carr 1928: Sabin Carr 1929: Fred Sturdy 1930: Fred Sturdy 1931: Fred Sturdy 1932: Fred Sturdy 1933: Keith Brown, Frank Pierce 1934: Bill Graber 1935: Ray Lowry, Eldon Stutzman, Oscar Sutermeister 1936: David Hunn 1937: Earle Meadows 1938: Richard Ganslen 1939: Cornelius Warmerdam 1940: Earle Meadows 1941: Earle Meadows 1942: Boo Morcom 1943: Cornelius Warmerdam 1944: Jack DeField 1945: Bill Moore 1946: Bill Moore 1947: Guinn Smith 1948: Bob Richards 1949: Boo Morcom 1950: Bob Richards 1951: Bob Richards 1952: Bob Richards 1953: Bob Richards 1954: Jerry Welbourn 1955: Bob Richards 1956: Don Bragg, Bob Richards 1957: Bob Richards 1958: Don Bragg, Bob Gutowski 1959: Don Bragg 1960: Don Bragg 1961: Don Bragg 1962: Henry Wadsworth 1963: Dave Tork 1964: John Uelses 1965: Billy Gene Pemelton 1966: Bob Seagren 1967: Bob Seagren 1968: Dennis Phillips 1969: Peter Chen 1970: Bob Seagren 1971: Dick Railsback 1972: Kjell Isaksson (SWE), Steve Smith (3rd) 1973: Steve Smith 1974: Vic Dias 1975: Roland Carter 1976: Roland Carter 1977: Larry Jessee 1978: Larry Jessee 1979: Dan Ripley 1980: Earl Bell 1981: Thierry Vigneron (FRA), Dan Ripley (3rd) 1982: Billy Olson 1983: Billy Olson 1984: Sergey Bubka (URS), Earl Bell (3rd) 1985: Doug Lytle 1986: Sergey Bubka (URS), Brad Pursley (5th) 1987: Earl Bell 1988: Radion Gataullin (URS), Dave Kenworthy (2nd) 1989: Radion Gataullin (URS), Billy Olson (2nd) 1990: István Bagyula (HUN), Tim Bright (2nd) 1991: Kory Tarpenning 1992: Dean Starkey 1993: Greg West 1994: Kory Tarpenning 1995: Nick Hysong 1996: Pat Manson 1997: Lawrence Johnson 1998: Scott Hennig 1999: Jeff Hartwig 2000: Lawrence Johnson 2001: Lawrence Johnson 2002: Timothy Mack 2003: Derek Miles 2004: Toby Stevenson 2005: Brad Walker 2006: Brad Walker 2007: Jeff Hartwig 2008: Brad Walker 2009: Jeremy Scott 2010: Timothy Mack 2011: Mark Hollis 2012: Brad Walker 2013: Jordan Scott 2014: Mark Hollis 2015: Sam Kendricks 2016: Sam Kendricks 2017: Sam Kendricks 2018: Scott Houston 2019: Andrew Irwin 2020: Matt Ludwig 2022: Chris Nilsen 2023: Sam Kendricks 2024: Chris Nilsen
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.