Troy Doris is an American

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er of Guyanese descent. He competed at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. He finished seventh with a mark of 16.90 meters. He was born in Chicago to Guyanese parents. He graduated from

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in 2007. Doris was a two-time junior college national champion at the

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before transferring to the

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. Before choosing to compete for

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, he placed eighth at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the triple jump. Doris was Guyana's flag bearer at the

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. Doris won gold at the

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in triple jump.

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1989 births Living people Track and field athletes from Chicago University of Iowa alumni American male triple jumpers American sportspeople of Guyanese descent Guyanese male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Guyana Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Guyana Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Guyana Olympic male triple jumpers Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{US-triplejump-athletics-bio-stub