Tyke Peacock (born February 24, 1961) is a retired

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 from the United States, who is best known for winning the silver medal in the men's high jump event at the inaugural

1983 World Championships The 1st 1983 World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983. Summary The overall me ...

. He set his personal best of 2.33 metres in the same event on 1983-08-17 at a meet in Berlin. He also won the

1981 IAAF World Cup The 3rd IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 4–6, 1981, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Overall results M ...

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1961 births Living people American male high jumpers Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships medalists {{US-highjump-athletics-bio-stub