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Marquis Dendy
American long jumper and triple jumper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-11-17) November 17, 1992 (age 31) Wilmington, Delaware, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Injury forced long-jumper Dendy out of Rio Olympics.[7]