Dion Bentley

Dion Bentley (born August 26, 1971) is an American long jumper.

Dion Bentley

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1971-08-26) August 26, 1971 Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long jump
College team	Florida Gators
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	LJ: 8.39 m (New Orleans 1993)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States World Junior Championships 1990 Plovdiv Long jump Pan American Junior Championships 1989 Santa Fe Long jump 1989 Santa Fe 4×100 m relay

Bentley attended Penn Hills High School, where he had a stellar track career,[1] including setting the still current American Junior record in the long jump.[2] He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1989.[3]

He went to the University of Florida, where he continued to compete in the long jump and holds the Gators' indoor (26 ft 8 ¹⁄₄ in or 8.13 m) and outdoor (27 ft 6 ¹⁄₂ in or 8.39 m) records.[4] Bentley had the unfortunate timing of reaching the elite ranks at the peak of the careers of Carl Lewis, Mike Powell, Larry Myricks and Joe Greene among others,[4] reaching as high as #6 on the U.S. rankings in 1994 in his three visits to the top ten.[5] As of 2013, he ranks as #50 on the all-time world performer list.[6]