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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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,[4] reaching as high as #6 on the U.S. rankings in 1994 in his three visits to the top ten.[5] As of 2013, he ranks as #50 on the all-time world performer list.[6]
References
- ↑ "A Young Long Jumper Taking Aim at the Best - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ↑ "USATF - Statistics - Records". usatf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ↑ "browser - Please update to a modern browser". trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- 1 2 "Where are they now? Dion Bentley". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ↑ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/ljusranking.pdf
- ↑ "Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
External links
- IAAF profile for Dion Bentley
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| Preceded by Art Skipper |
Track & Field News High School Boys Athlete of the Year 1989 |
Succeeded by Chris Nelloms |