LeJuan Simon
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LeJuan Waynesley Simon (February 7, 1981, in Houston, Texas – October 1, 2008) was a Trinidad and Tobago triple jumper.
Athletic career
[edit]Medal record | ||
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Men's Athletics | ||
Representing Trinidad and Tobago | ||
NACAC Championships | ||
2007 San Salvador | Long Jump | |
2007 San Salvador | Triple Jump |
He finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1]
His personal best jump was 16.87 metres, achieved in May 2002 in Odessa. He had 17.05 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2004 in Fayetteville. He also had 8.01 metres in the long jump, achieved in May 2004 in Baton Rouge.[1]
Simon was a member of the Louisiana State University track and field team.
Death
[edit]Simon died on October 1, 2008, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from complications of primary pulmonary hypertension.[2]
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the United States | |||||
2002 | NACAC U25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 3rd | Long jump | 7.78 m (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
4th | Triple jump | 15.57 m (wind: -0.9 m/s) | |||
Representing Trinidad and Tobago | |||||
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 36th (q) | Triple jump | 16.16 m |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 14th (q) | Long jump | 7.42 m |
5th | Triple jump | 16.59 m | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 7th | Long jump | 7.34 m | |
4th | Triple jump | 16.33 m | |||
2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | Long jump | 7.71 m |
3rd | Triple jump | 15.72 m | |||
Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th (q) | Long jump | 7.04 m | |
– | Triple jump | NM |
References
[edit]- ^ a b LeJuan Simon at World Athletics
- ^ LSU Sports Obituary lsusports.net
Categories:
- 1981 births
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- Trinidad and Tobago male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago
- LSU Tigers track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Houston
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Trinidad and Tobago athletics biography stubs