Trevell Quinley (born January 16, 1983, in Santa Clara, California) is an American long jumper and competitor in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Quinley won the bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships. At the 2007 World Championships he reached the final, but registered three invalid jumps and ended without a result.
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| Born | 16 January 1983 Santa Clara, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | San Jose, California | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Arizona State University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State Sun Devils | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Nike Adidas | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Professional career
His June 2007 performance in Indianapolis included a jump of 8.22 meters (26 feet 11.75 inches), his personal best until the 2008 Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon. There, he jumped 8.36 meters (27 feet 5.25 inches) in his third jump, setting a new lifetime personal best.[1] He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | Long jump | 7.71 m (25 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| 2007 | World Athletics Championships | Osaka, Japan | 12th | Long jump | NM in Final |
| 2008 | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 13th | Long jump | 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in) |
| Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 19th | Long jump | 7.87 m (25 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | |
| 2011 | World Athletics Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 31st | Long jump | 7.09 m (23 ft 3 in) |
NCAA
Quinley is a two-time NCAA Division I All-American in long jump at Arizona State University.[3]
Prep
Quinley attended Merrill F. West High School in Tracy, California and won the CIF California State Meet Long Jump Championships in 2001.[4] Quinley is a 2001 long jump CIF California State Meet champion as a senior 7.47 m (24 ft 6 in), state finalist in the 300m hurdles, section champion in the long jump and runner-up in the 110m and 300m hurdles. Quinley is a league champion in the long jump and both hurdle races.
References
External links
- Trevell Quinley at World Athletics
- Quinley bio Team USA
- Trevell Quinley bio Summer Olympic Games
- 21 YEARS AND RUNNING: ASU TRACK AND FIELD HEAD COACH LEADS WITH FATHERLY CARE The State Press
- Quinley bio USATF
