Jeron Robinson (born April 30, 1991, in Angleton, Texas) is an American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

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 ...

er. He is a three time NCAA Div II Outdoor Champion (2013-2015) while jumping for

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. His 2015 victory was capped by a personal best , to set the

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...

record. He also won the 2013 DII Indoor Championships, finishing second and third the following years. He was the USTFCCCA Div. II Male Athlete of the Year in 2014 and 2015. After taking 4th at the 2017 USAs outdoors, Robinson took the 2018 USA championship men’s high jump title with a Jump of 2.31m In 2017, he repeated his 2015 feat finishing 4th at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Fourth place is normally considered the worst position because it just misses qualifying for subsequent competitions, however in 2017, due to

Erik Kynard Erik Kynard Jr. (born February 3, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a 21-year-old, he won a silver medal in the men's high jump. His silver me ...

already holding a bye as Diamond League Champion, Robinson advanced to the 2017 World Championships.

Competition Record

Jeron Robinson signed to representing Nike, Inc. and continues to do so since his 2017 US Indoor Championships.

Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas

Prep

Prior to Texas A&M-Kingville, Robinson jumped for William B. Travis High School in

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, where he set the school record at at 2010 Texas Relays.Jeron Robinson Track & Field Profile 2010 Outdoor Season Austin Travis HS
athletic.net Robinson placed second in the high jump at 2010 University Interscholastic League State Track & Field Meet clearing a bar at as a senior. Robinson set a 2009 season best in as a junior.

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Jeron Robinson profile

IAAF Diamond League The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) one-day mee ...

Video of Jeron Robinson's 2.31 m - 7' 7" high jump in 2015
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Jeron 1991 births Living people American male high jumpers African-American track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Houston Sportspeople from Austin, Texas Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century African-American sportspeople Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas men's track and field athletes