James Beckford (athlete)
200px James Beckford (2012) |
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Medal record | ||
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Men’s athletics | ||
Representing Jamaica | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1996 Atlanta | Long jump | |
World Championships | ||
1995 Gothenburg | Long jump | |
2003 Paris | Long jump | |
World Indoor Championships | ||
2004 Budapest | Long jump |
James Beckford (born 9 January 1975 in Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican track and field athlete competing in the long jump. He represented Jamaica at the Olympic level in 1996, 2000 and 2004. He was the silver medallist in the long jump at the 1996 Olympics and also has two silvers from the World Championships in Athletics (from 1995 and 2003). He was chosen as the Jamaica Sportsman of the Year for 1995, 1996 and 2003. He is the current holder of the Jamaican record for both the long jump and triple jump with marks of 8.62 m and 17.92 m, respectively.
Beckford was educated in the United States and began his athletics career there, specialising in the horizontal jumps. He took the triple jump title at Florida's Class AAAA championship, representing William R. Boone High School. He moved to Texas to study at Blinn College. While there he improved Delroy Poyser's Jamaican record with a jump of 17.29 metres (56 ft 8¾ in) – a mark which was also the world-leading outdoor jump at that point in April 1994.[1]
He was banned from competition for three months in 1997 after he tested positive for ephedrine, a banned stimulant.[2]
He has competed at the World Championships on five occasions and the IAAF World Indoor Championships on six occasions. Aside from his global performances, he has won medals at the Summer Universiade, the Goodwill Games, the IAAF Grand Prix Final, as well as a silver medal from the 1998 CAC Games.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | Long jump | |
6th | Triple jump | ||||
Grand Prix Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | Long jump | ||
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 2nd | Long jump | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 5th | Long jump | |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | Long jump | ||
Universiade | Catania, Italy | 2nd | Long jump | ||
Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka, Japan | 2nd | Long jump | ||
1998 | Goodwill Games | New York City, United States | 3rd | Long jump | |
CAC Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | Long jump | ||
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 5th | Long jump | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 9th (qualifiers) | Long jump | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 7th | Long jump | |
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | Long jump | ||
Grand Prix Final | Melbourne, Australia | 4th | Long jump | ||
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 6th (qualifiers) | Long jump | |
World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | Long jump | ||
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | Long jump | ||
2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Long jump | |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 4th | Long jump | ||
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 5th | Long jump | ||
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | Long jump | |
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | Long jump | ||
2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th (qualifiers) | Long jump | |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 7th | Long jump | ||
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 6th | Long jump | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | Long jump |
See also
References
- ↑ Buchalter, Bill (5 April 1994). Beckford Jumps To World Lead. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
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- James Beckford profile at IAAF
Awards | ||
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Preceded by | Jamaica Sportsman of the Year 1995 – 1996 |
Succeeded by Deon Burton |
Preceded by | Jamaica Sportsman of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Danny McFarlane |
Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by | Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1998 |
Succeeded by Iván Pedroso |
Preceded by | Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance 2001 |
Succeeded by Savanté Stringfellow |
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Jamaican long jumpers
- Jamaican triple jumpers
- Male long jumpers
- Male triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes of Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Doping cases in athletics
- Blinn College alumni
- Jamaican sportspeople in doping cases
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States