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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | November 17, 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long jump, Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marquis Dendy (born November 17, 1992) is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for horizontal jumping events.[1][2] He is the 2015 National Champion in the Long jump. His winning jump, of 8.68 m (28 ft 5+1⁄2 in), though wind aided at +3.7mps, his first jump of the competition, was the longest jump in the world under any conditions in over 5 years.[3][4][5] He grew up in Middletown, Delaware.[6]
Injury forced long-jumper Dendy out of Rio Olympics.[7]
USA National Track and field Championships
Major Track and Field Championships
NCAA
Dendy just had completed his final season at the University of Florida, where he won the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both the long jump and the triple jump, defending his 2014 championships in the same events. He accomplished the same double at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, setting the meet record in the triple jump. His first NCAA Championship was the 2013 Indoor Championship in the long jump.
Year | Championship | Venue | Event | Time | Place |
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2012 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Kentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KY | Long jump | 26 feet 5.5 inches (8.065 m) | 7th |
Triple jump | 50 feet 3.25 inches (15.3226 m) | 1st | |||
NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Boise State-Jackson's Track - Nampa, ID | Long jump | 25 feet 3.5 inches (7.709 m) | 8th | |
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | LSU - Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Baton Rouge, LA | Triple jump | 50 feet 9.5 inches (15.481 m) | 6th | |
Long jump | 24 feet 11.25 inches (7.6010 m) | 8th | |||
NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | Triple jump | 50 feet 2.5 inches (15.304 m) | 20th | |
Long jump | 24 feet 11.75 inches (7.6137 m) | 10th | |||
2013 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | Long jump | 27 feet 1 inch (8.26 m) | 1st |
Triple jump | 53 feet 3.75 inches (16.2497 m) | 3rd | |||
NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | Long jump | 27 feet 2 inches (8.28 m) | 1st | |
Triple jump | 53 feet 1.75 inches (16.1989 m) | 4th | |||
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Missouri - Columbia, MO | Triple jump | 52 feet 7.25 inches (16.0338 m) | 2nd | |
Long jump | 27 feet 2.25 inches (8.2868 m) | 2nd | |||
NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Hayward Field - Eugene, OR | Triple jump | 50 feet 9.25 inches (15.4750 m) | 18th | |
2014 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium - College Station, TX | Triple jump | 49 feet 0.75 inches (14.9543 m) | 11th |
Long jump | 24 feet 7.25 inches (7.4994 m) | 4th | |||
NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Albuquerque Convention Center - Albuquerque, NM | Long jump | 22 feet 2.25 inches (6.7628 m) | 16th | |
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Kentucky - Lexington, KY | Triple jump | 54 feet 2.5 inches (16.523 m) | 1st | |
Long jump | 24 feet 7.25 inches (7.4994 m) | 10th | |||
NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Hayward Field - Eugene, OR | Triple jump | 55 feet 11.25 inches (17.0498 m) | 1st | |
Long jump | 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 m) | 1st | |||
2015 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Kentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KY | Triple jump | 55 feet 8.5 inches (16.980 m) | 1st |
Long jump | 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 m) | 1st | |||
NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | Triple jump | 57 feet 0 inches (17.37 m) | 1st | |
Long jump | 27 feet 2 inches (8.28 m) | 1st | |||
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Mississippi St. - Mississippi State, MS | Triple jump | 56 feet 11.25 inches (17.3546 m) | 1st | |
Long jump | 26 feet 10.5 inches (8.192 m) | 1st | |||
NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Hayward Field - Eugene, OR | Triple jump | 58 feet 1.25 inches (17.7102 m) | 1st | |
Long jump | 27 feet 8 inches (8.43 m) | 1st |
High school
Marquis Dendy competed for Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware[21] where he set the state records in long jump 25 feet 3.5 inches (7.709 m) and triple jump 52 feet 7 inches (16.03 m).[22] After high school he competed for the US in the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, winning the gold medal in the long jump. He had previously experienced international competition as a 17-year-old in the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics where he finished 8th in the triple jump.[23]
Personal
He grew up in a sporting family: his father was a sprinter at high school while his mother Dionne was a collegiate sprinter. His aunt Terri Dendy was a sprint relay medalist at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.[24] He shared the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association's award as Delaware's Outstanding Athlete of 2014.[25]
References
- ^ "USA Track & Field - Marquis Dendy". Legacy.usatf.org. November 17, 1992. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Marquis Dendy". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Men Long Jump SR". www.flashresults.com.
- ^ "Men's long jump". www.alltime-athletics.com.
- ^ "Men's non-legal long jump".
- ^ "Meet Marquis Dendy | Spikes". spikes.worldathletics.org. July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Injury forces long-jumper Dendy out of Rio Olympics". Delaware News Online. July 29, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Live Results". USATF.org. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Live Results". USATF.org. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results". USATF.org. June 25, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "2016 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials - Results - Full". USATF.org. July 12, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "2016 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "USA Track & Field - Results - FULL". Legacy.usatf.org. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. June 24, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - USA Track & Field - Results - Full - Men Long Jump Junior". Usatf.org. June 24, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - USA Track & Field - Results - Full - Men Triple Jump Junior". Usatf.org. June 25, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - USA Track & Field - Results - Full - Men Long Jump Junior". Usatf.org. June 24, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - USA Track & Field - Results - Full - Men Triple Jump Junior". Usatf.org. June 24, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ OLYMPIC GAMES OLYMPIC STADIUM, TOKYO 31 JULY 2021 World Athletics
- ^ Marquis Dendy competed for Middletown High School (Delaware) Track and Field results Athletic.net
- ^ Myers, Brad. "Middletown's Dendy wins 7th NCAA track crown for Florida". www.delawareonline.com.
- ^ Triple Jump men 13th IAAF World Junior Championships CANADAMONCTON (MONCTON STADIUM), CANADA 19 JUL 2010 - 25 JUL 2010 World Athletics
- ^ Marquis Cha Cha. SPIKES Magazine (2015-07-09). Retrieved on 2015-07-16.
- ^ Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association Athlete of the Year Award delasports.org
External links
- Marquis Dendy at World Athletics
- Marquis Dendy at Diamond League
- Marquis Dendy Athletics profile
- Marquis Dendy University of Florida profile
- Marquis Dendy at www.USATF.org
- Marquis Dendy at Team USA (archive May 16, 2022)
- Marquis Dendy at Olympics.com
- Marquis Dendy at Olympedia
- Marquis Dendy on Instagram