Wayne Pinnock
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Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 October 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long Jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Arkansas Razorbacks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wayne Pinnock (born 24 October 2000) is a Jamaican athlete who won the silver medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the long jump.[1]
Career
Pinnock finished ninth in the 2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's long jump on his major championship debut.[2] Prior to this, Pinnock won the long jump at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships to complete the double having previously also won the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[3]
With his first jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, Pinnock achieved a new personal best distance of 8.54 metres.[4] He won the silver medal in the event.[5]
He won the long jump NCAA Indoor Championships in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.[6][7] With his effort, he equalled the Jamaican indoor record, matching the 8.40m achieved by James Beckford and Carey McLeod.[8] He won the long jump at the SEC Chmpionship in Gainesville, Florida on 10 May 2024.[9]
In June 2024, he was second at the Jamaican Athletics Championships long jump title with a leap of 8.27 metres.[10] In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]
References
- ^ "Wayne PINNOCK | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "World Champs: Wayne Pinnock 9th in long jump final | Loop Jamaica". Loop News.
- ^ "Pinnock completes NCAA long jump double". jamaica-gleaner.com. 10 June 2022.
- ^ Korney, Stephanie (24 August 2023). "7 Things You Should Know about Jamaican Long Jumper Wayne Pinnock". Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Pinnock wins long jump silver, Gayle claims bronze". Jamaica.Loopnews. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Texas Tech and Arkansas win men's, women's titles at 2024 NCAA DI indoor track and field championships". ncaa.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "WAYNE PINNOCK ON ROMAINE BECKFORD WINNING HIGH JUMP TITLE, ARKANSAS' SECOND-PLACE TEAM FINISH - NCAA D1 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Dyetsat. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Pinnock leaps world lead to regain NCAA title in Boston". World Athletics. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (13 May 2024). "SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Mcleod Eyes Improvement Ahead of Paris". Jamaica Observer. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (7 July 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Jamaican male long jumpers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- 21st-century Jamaican people
- Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field athletes
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners