LeJuan Simon

LeJuan Waynesley Simon (February 7, 1981 in Houston, Texas - October 1, 2008) was a Trinidad and Tobago triple jumper.

Athletic career

LeJuan Simon

Medal record
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

LeJuan Simon died on October 1, 2008 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from complications of primary pulmonary hypertension.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
2002	NACAC U25 Championships	San Antonio, Texas, United States	3rd	Long jump	7.78 m (wind: -0.7m/s)
			4th	Triple jump	15.57 m (wind: -0.9m/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

1. LeJuan Simon profile at IAAF
2. LSU Sports Obituary lsusports.net