Raymond Higgs
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas | January 24, 1991
Sport | |
Country | Bahamas |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | High jump, Long jump, Triple jump |
Updated on 26 December 2014 |
Raymond “R.J” Higgs (born 24 January 1991 in Freeport) is a Bahamian long jumper.[1][2][3] He competed in the long jump event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
Personal bests
[edit]Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
High jump | 2.21 m | Nassau | 27 Jun 2008 |
Long jump | 8.15 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Athens, Georgia | 14 May 2011 |
Triple jump | 15.92 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 31 May 2014 |
Indoor | |||
High jump | 2.16 m | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 4 Mar 2011 |
Long jump | 7.99 m | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 14 Feb 2014 |
Triple jump | 15.41 m | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 1 Feb 2014 |
Achievements
[edit]Higgs competed collegiately in the United States for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. In 2012, he won the long jump in the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships and finished third at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Sports Reference profile
- ^ Track & Field (M) - Raymond Higgs - Biography, Arkansas Razorbacks, archived from the original on December 26, 2014, retrieved December 26, 2014
- ^ Raymond Higgs - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 26 December 2014
- ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://static.lakana.com/nxsglobal/nwahomepage/document_dev/2016/06/30/2016%20MTR%20Olympic%20Trials%20Profiles_9279496_ver1.0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Bahamian male long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for the Bahamas
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for the Bahamas
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Bahamas
- People from Freeport, Bahamas
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas