Osbourne Moxey (born 27 August 1978) is a male
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
er from the
Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...
.
Osbourne has 2 kids Lauren and Landon.
In the Bahamas he graduated from
St. Augustine's College where he received a scholarship to attend
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
, where he earned a degree in engineering. Moxey was coached by
Henry Rolle
Sir Henry Rolle (1589–1656), of Shapwick, Somerset, Shapwick in Somerset, was Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and served as Member of parliament, MP for Callington (UK Parliament constituency), Call ...
. He is known for his accolades in the Long Jump event and competing at the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
.
Osbourne has 5 siblings Beverton, Afton, Kendinique, Donavon, and Daron.
Career
His personal best jump is 8.19 metres, achieved in August 2002 in
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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Achievements
External links
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References
1978 births
Living people
Bahamian male long jumpers
Bahamian male triple jumpers
Bahamian male hurdlers
Bahamian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Olympic athletes for the Bahamas
Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas
Commonwealth Games competitors for the Bahamas
Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes
Auburn University alumni
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