Douglas Nordquist (born December 20, 1958, in San Gabriel, California) is a retired male high jumper from the

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, who competed at the

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where he ended up in fifth place with a jump of 2.29 metres. He was TAC high jump champion in 1986 and 1988, and placed second at the 1984 Olympic Trials behind distant cousin

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. He competed for

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, finishing a three-way tie for third place at the 1977 CIF California State Meet,

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where he was coached by 1968 Olympian Rick Sloan and Tiger International. He was a practitioner of Washington State's specialized weight training for high jumpers He set his personal record of 2.36m while finishing second at the TAC National Championships at

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on June 15, 1990. That jump currently ranks Nordquist tied as the 25th best performer in history. For his athletic achievements, Nordquist was inducted into the Washington State University Hall of Fame in 2015 and was an inaugural inductee to the Fullerton College Track and Field Wall of Fame in 2019. Doug Nordquist was a highly decorated director for the California High School Entertainment Unit, winning first place awards with the band. Nordquist retired from teaching at the end of the 2019–2020 school year and was honored as the Whittier Teacher of the Year, an award previously given to his father in 1986. His personal bests in the event are 2.36 metres outdoors (Norwalk 1990) and 2.31 metres indoors (Genk 1987). 1993 at age 34, Nordquist competed at the Masters level winning high jump.Masters West Region Meet Record

Retrieved Jun 4, 2022

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from The Goal.com 1958 births Living people American male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States People from San Gabriel, California Washington State Cougars men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from California Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games {{US-highjump-athletics-bio-stub