Marquis Dendy

Marquis Dendy (born November 17, 1992) is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for horizontal jumping events.[1] He is the 2015 National Champion in the Long Jump. His winning jump, of 8.68 m (28 ft 5 1⁄2 in), though wind aided at +3.7mps, his first jump of the competition, was the longest jump in the world under any conditions in over 5 years.[2][3][4] He grew up in Middletown, Delaware.[5]

Marquis Dendy
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-11-17) November 17, 1992
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long jump, Triple jump
College teamUniversity of Florida
ClubNike
Turned pro2015
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
2016 PortlandLong jump
2018 BirminghamLong jump
NACAC Championships
2018 Toronto Long Jump
NACAC U-23 Championships
2012 Irapuato, MexicoLong jump

Injury forced long-jumper Dendy out of Rio Olympics.[6]

USA National Track and field Championships
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd Long jump 8.04 m (26 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[7]
2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 2nd Long jump 8.39 m (27 ft 6 1⁄4 in)[8]
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 4th Long jump 8.42 m (27 ft 7 1⁄4 in)[9]
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Portland, Oregon 1st Long jump 8.41 m (27 ft 7 in)[10]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st Long jump 8.68 m (28 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[11]
3rd Triple jump 17.23 m (56 ft 6 1⁄4 in)[12]
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd Long jump 8.10 m (26 ft 6 3⁄4 in)[13]
2012 US Olympic Trials Hayward Field, Eugene T-11th Long jump 7.73 m (25 ft 4 1⁄4 in) (P)[14]
2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon DNS Long jump DNS[15]
4th Triple jump 15.44 m (50 ft 7 3⁄4 in)[16]
2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Drake Stadium 4th Long jump 7.17 m (23 ft 6 1⁄4 in)[17]
2nd Triple jump 15.60 m (51 ft 2 in)[18]

Major Track and Field Championships
YearChampionshipVenueEventMarkPlace
20182018 NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, CanadaLong Jump8.29 m (27 ft 2 1⁄4 in)1st
World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United KingdomLong Jump8.42 m (27 ft 7 1⁄4 in)3rd
201716th IAAF World Championships OutdoorLondon, United KingdomLong jump7.78 m (25 ft 6 1⁄4 in)20th (q)
2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, OregonLong jump8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)1st
201515th IAAF World Championships OutdoorBeijing National StadiumTriple jump16.73 m (54 ft 10 1⁄2 in)13th
Long jump7.78 m (25 ft 6 1⁄4 in)21st
201314th IAAF World Championships OutdoorLuzhniki Stadium, Moscow, RussiaLong jump7.36 m (24 ft 1 3⁄4 in)27th
20127th NACAC Under-23 Championships OutdoorIrapuato, MexicoLong jump7.68 m (25 ft 2 1⁄4 in)1st
201013th IAAF World Junior Championships OutdoorMoncton, New Brunswick, CanadaTriple jump15.53 m (50 ft 11 1⁄4 in)8th

NCAA

Dendy just had completed his final season at the University of Florida, where he won the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both the long jump and the triple jump, defending his 2014 championships in the same events. He accomplished the same double at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, setting the meet record in the Triple Jump. His first NCAA Championship was the 2013 Indoor Championship in the long jump.

YearChampionshipVenueEventTimePlace
2012Southeastern Conference IndoorKentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KYLong jump26 feet 5.5 inches (8.065 m)7th
Triple jump50 feet 3.25 inches (15.3226 m)1st
NCAA IndoorBoise State-Jackson's Track - Nampa, IDLong jump25 feet 3.5 inches (7.709 m)8th
Southeastern Conference OutdoorLSU - Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Baton Rouge, LATriple jump50 feet 9.5 inches (15.481 m)6th
Long jump24 feet 11.25 inches (7.6010 m)8th
NCAA OutdoorDrake Stadium - Des Moines, IATriple jump50 feet 2.5 inches (15.304 m)20th
Long jump24 feet 11.75 inches (7.6137 m)10th
2013Southeastern Conference IndoorArkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, ARLong jump27 feet 1 inch (8.26 m)1st
Triple jump53 feet 3.75 inches (16.2497 m)3rd
NCAA IndoorArkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, ARLong jump27 feet 2 inches (8.28 m)1st
Triple jump53 feet 1.75 inches (16.1989 m)4th
Southeastern Conference OutdoorMissouri - Columbia, MOTriple jump52 feet 7.25 inches (16.0338 m)2nd
Long jump27 feet 2.25 inches (8.2868 m)2nd
NCAA OutdoorHayward Field - Eugene, ORTriple jump50 feet 9.25 inches (15.4750 m)18th
2014Southeastern Conference IndoorTexas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium - College Station, TXTriple jump49 feet 0.75 inches (14.9543 m)11th
Long jump24 feet 7.25 inches (7.4994 m)4th
NCAA IndoorAlbuquerque Convention Center - Albuquerque, NMLong jump22 feet 2.25 inches (6.7628 m)16th
Southeastern Conference OutdoorKentucky - Lexington, KYTriple jump54 feet 2.5 inches (16.523 m)1st
Long jump24 feet 7.25 inches (7.4994 m)10th
NCAA OutdoorHayward Field - Eugene, ORTriple jump55 feet 11.25 inches (17.0498 m)1st
Long jump26 feet 3 inches (8.00 m)1st
2015Southeastern Conference IndoorKentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KYTriple jump55 feet 8.5 inches (16.980 m)1st
Long jump26 feet 3 inches (8.00 m)1st
NCAA IndoorArkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, ARTriple jump57 feet 0 inches (17.37 m)1st
Long jump27 feet 2 inches (8.28 m)1st
Southeastern Conference OutdoorMississippi St. - Mississippi State, MSTriple jump56 feet 11.25 inches (17.3546 m)1st
Long jump26 feet 10.5 inches (8.192 m)1st
NCAA OutdoorHayward Field - Eugene, ORTriple jump58 feet 1.25 inches (17.7102 m)1st
Long jump27 feet 8 inches (8.43 m)1st

High school

Marquis Dendy competed for Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware[19] where he set the state records in both jumping events.[20] After high school he competed for the US in the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, winning the gold medal in the long jump. He had previously experienced international competition as a 17-year-old in the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics where he finished 8th in the triple jump.[21]

Personal

He grew up in a sporting family: his father was a sprinter at high school while his mother Dionne was a collegiate sprinter. His aunt Terri Dendy was a sprint relay medalist at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.[22] He shared the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association's award as Delaware's Outstanding Athlete of 2014. [23]

References
  1. http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Marquis-Dendy.aspx
  2. http://www.flashresults.com/2015_Meets/Outdoor/06-25_USATF/028-1_compiled.htm
  3. http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mlongok.htm
  4. http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mlongno.htm
  5. Meet Marquis Dendy. Spikes. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  6. "Injury forces long-jumper Dendy out of Rio Olympics". Delaware News Online. 2016-07-29. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  7. "2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Live Results". USATF.org. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. "2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results". USATF.org. June 25, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  9. "2016 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials - Results - Full". USATF.org. 2016-07-12. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  10. "2016 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  11. http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results-by-Day/Results-FULL.aspx
  12. http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results-by-Day/Results-FULL.aspx
  13. "USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  14. "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  15. "2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - USA Track & Field - Results - Full - Men Long Jump Junior". Usatf.org. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  16. "2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - USA Track & Field - Results - Full - Men Triple Jump Junior". Usatf.org. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  17. "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - USA Track & Field - Results - Full - Men Long Jump Junior". Usatf.org. 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  18. "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - USA Track & Field - Results - Full - Men Triple Jump Junior". Usatf.org. 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  19. http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=591249
  20. http://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/college/2015/06/13/middletowns-marquis-dendy-wins-th-ncaa-track-crown-florida/71193618/
  21. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-junior-championships/13th-iaaf-world-junior-championships-4146/results/men/triple-jump/final
  22. Marquis Cha Cha. SPIKES Magazine (2015-07-09). Retrieved on 2015-07-16.
  23. http://www.delasports.org/Athlete-of-the-Year.html
Awards
Preceded by
Deon Lendore		 The Bowerman (men's winner)
2015		 Succeeded by
Jarrion Lawson
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