Troy Kemp (born June 18, 1966) is a former
high jumper 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 North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the ar ...
who won the gold medal at the
1995 World Championships in Athletics. His personal best was 2.38m in
Nice
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1995.
He Attended
Boise State University
Boise State University (BSU) is a Public university, public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding ...
where he was an All-American. He was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 1996.
International competitions
References
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Sporting-Heroes profile Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-18.
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1966 births
Living people
Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas
Bahamian male high jumpers
Olympic male high jumpers
Olympic athletes for the Bahamas
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games silver medalists for the Bahamas
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Bahamas
World Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Championships winners
Japan Championships in Athletics winners
Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games