Darryl Sullivan (born December 28, 1997) is an American Olympic track and field athlete who specialises in the
high jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
.
Sullivan, who is a native of
Marion, Illinois, became a four-time All-American at the
University of Tennessee. As a high school senior Sullivan won both the long jump and high jump competitions at the IHSA State Finals by completing jumps of 23' 1" and 7' 1.5" respectively. He still currently holds the class 2A State Finals Meet record in the high jump.
During the men's high jump at the
U.S. Olympic Team Trials at
Hayward Field, Sullivan equalled his personal best jump of 2.33 metres to finish second overall and win a spot on the American team for the delayed
2020 Summer Games
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
. Both Sullivan and
JuVaughn Harrison
JuVaughn Krishna Harrison (né Blake; born April 30, 1999) is an American high jumper and long jumper. He won the silver medal in the high jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
Career Youth
Harrison attended Columbia high school in Hun ...
had jumped 2.33m but Harrison won the title on count back.
Competing at the
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump he jumped 2.17 metres which was not enough to qualify for the final.
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1997 births
Living people
American male high jumpers
Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field athletes
Track and field athletes from Illinois
People from Marion, Illinois
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
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