Jangy McKinley Addy (born 2 March 1985) is a
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coastâ ...
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decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word " pentathlon", from Greek δÎκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or á¼ ...
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He was born in 1985 in
Sacramento, California
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, was raised in
Norcross, Georgia
Norcross is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 9,116, while in 2020 the population was 17,209. It is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta metropolitan statistical area.
History
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and attended the
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th sta ...
. His parents are from Liberia and he was eligible to compete for that nation. He served as the flag-bearer for
Liberia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Liberia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Athletics
Three athletes represented Liberia at the Beijing Olympics; all three participated in track and field.
;Men
;Track & road events
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, where he finished 19th in the decathlon.
Achievements
References
External links
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* Sports Reference - Olympic Sports fo
Jangy Addy
1985 births
Living people
Liberian male decathletes
American people of Liberian descent
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Liberia
People from Norcross, Georgia
Sportspeople from Gwinnett County, Georgia
University of Tennessee alumni
American male decathletes
Track and field athletes from Sacramento, California
African Games gold medalists for Liberia
African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
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