Kenny Harrison (born Kerry Harrison, February 13, 1965 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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, United States) is a former track and field
athlete competing in
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
.
Athletic career
High school
Harrison went to
Brookfield Central for high school, where he competed in football, basketball and track. He holds schools records in the long, high, and triple jump. His triple jump of 52 feet 4.5 inches at the 1983
Golden West Invitational ranked him #2 triple jump prep in the nation,
and currently stands as the Wisconsin high school #1 all-time triple jump by over 2 feet.
[Wisconsin High School Track & Field - Boys All-Time Best Performance List: Triple Jump](_blank)
/ref> That mark also ranks on the top 10 list for the Golden West Invitational.[The Golden West Invitational - All-Time Top Ten Boys](_blank)
He also had a personal best in the long jump of 23 feet 4 inches, which ranks among the top 35 in Wisconsin high school track & field history
/ref> and a high jump of 6 feet 7 inches. He held the Wisconsin state meet triple jump record of 48' 6.25" for 22 years, from 1983 to 2005.
College
Harrison attended college at Kansas State University, where he captured three individual titles at the NCAA
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Championships, the most in school history. He was a 8-time Big 12 Conference
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individual champion in both indoor[Kansas State University Athletics – Men's Indoor Track and Field Records](_blank)
/ref> and outdoor long and triple jump (26' 11.5" and 56'0", respectively).[Kansas State University Athletics – Men's Outdoor Track and Field Records](_blank)
/ref>
Harrison is the first K-State Track and Field athlete to be inducted into the Kansas State University Athletic Hall of Fame. The former Wildcat letterman was an 11-time NCAA All-American during his time at Kansas State University from 1984-88. Competing primarily in jumps, Harrison won NCAA indoor titles in the 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 ...
in 1986 and the triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
in 1988. He also won the NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
outdoor triple jump crown in 1986 as well as being a three-time runner up in the NCAA Championships. Along with numerous accolades on the national stage, Harrison was a 15-time Big 8 Champion and still holds as of 2015 the school records in the indoor and outdoor long jump and outdoor triple jump.
Olympics
The 1991 World triple jump Champion, his chances of competing in the 1992 Olympics 1992 Olympics may refer to:
*1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain
*1992 Winter Olympics
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were ruined when he tore the cartilage in his knee.1996 Summer Olympics
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with a personal best, American and Olympic record of .Will Claye
Will Claye (born June 13, 1991) is an American track and field athlete of Sierra Leonean descent who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He won a bronze medal in 2011 World Championships in Athletics and the gold medals at the 2012 IAAF Wo ...
(18.14).
USATF
Harrison was inducted in the USATF
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 a ...
Hall of Fame in 2013.
Competition Record
* SB - Season best
* PB - Personal best
* AR - American record
* OR - Olympic record
References
External links
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Wisconsin High School Track and Field bio for Kenny Harrison
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1965 births
Living people
American male triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
Track and field athletes from Milwaukee
World Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Universiade silver medalists for the United States
World Athletics Championships winners
Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games