Carey McLeod

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

Carey McLeod
Personal information
Born (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, Triple jump
College teamArkansas Razorbacks
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 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
Pan American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Trujillo4x100m
Carifta Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place2017 Willemstad Long jump
Silver medal – second place2017 Willemstad Triple jump

Career

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]

References
  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.
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