Dion Bentley
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| Nationality |
 American | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
August 26, 1971 Penn Hills, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Stone Mountain, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | LJ: 8.39 m (New Orleans 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Dion Bentley (born August 26, 1971) is an American long jumper.
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,[5] reaching as high as #6 on the U.S. rankings in 1994 in his three visits to the top ten.[6] As of 2013, he ranks as #50 on the all time world performer list.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/13/sports/a-young-long-jumper-taking-aim-at-the-best.html
- ↑ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=indoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=junior&sport=TF
- ↑ http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/component/content/article/35-stats/2114-t-fn-boys-hs-aoy
- ↑ http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20030522where0522p3.asp
- ↑ http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20030522where0522p3.asp
- ↑ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/ljusranking.pdf
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/long-jump/outdoor/men/senior
External links
- IAAF profile for Dion Bentley
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