LaQuan Nairn
Bahamian long jumper and triple jumper
Medal record | ||
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Men's Athletics | ||
Representing Bahamas | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
2022 Birmingham | Long jump | |
Pan American U20 Championships | ||
2015 Edmonton | Long jump | |
CAC Junior Championships (Junior) | ||
2014 Morelia | Long jump | |
CAC Junior Championships (Youth) | ||
2012 San Salvador | Long jump | |
CARIFTA Games (Junior) | ||
2013 Nassau | Long jump | |
2013 Nassau | High jump | |
CARIFTA Games (Under 17) | ||
2012 Hamilton | Long jump | |
2012 Hamilton | High jump |
LaQuan Nairn (born 31 July 1996) is a male long jumper from Nassau, Bahamas. He attended C.R Walker High school in Nassau, Bahamas before going on to compete for South Plains College,[1] and University of Arkansas.[2] Nairn broke the Long jump indoor national record at the 2022 Tyson Invitational, with a jump of 8.18 meters.[3]
Nairn is the younger brother of Lourawls Nairn Jr. who played basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.[4]
Personal bests
Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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Long jump | 8.22 m (+2.0) | Walnut, California | 16 APR 2022 |
Triple jump | 16.05 m (+1.3) | College Station, Texas | 28 MAY 2021 |
Long jump (indoor) | 8.18 m | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 18 FEB 2022 |
References
- ^ "In the long jump, freshman Laquan Nairn placed second with a jump of 7.70 meters". plainesmanpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "LaQuan Nairn Advances In Triple Jump, Running Events Postponed Until Saturday". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Nairn Erases His National Record". Tribune 242. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Laquan Nairn, graduating as a Razorback track star at the University of Arkansas, joined big brother Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn - a former basketball player with the Michigan Stated Spartans". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
External links
- LaQuan Nairn at World Athletics
- Razorbacks Bio
- LaQuan Nairn talks About Faith, His Character, and Going Pro EP #8 #BeyondTheBall
- LaQuan Nairn at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's long jump
- 1930: Len Hutton (CAN)
- 1934: Sam Richardson (CAN)
- 1938: Harold Brown (CAN)
- 1950: Neville Price (SAF)
- 1954: Ken Wilmshurst (ENG)
- 1958: Paul Foreman (JAM)
- 1962: Michael Ahey (GHA)
- 1966: Lynn Davies (WAL)
- 1970: Lynn Davies (WAL)
- 1974: Alan Lerwill (ENG)
- 1978: Roy Mitchell (ENG)
- 1982: Gary Honey (AUS)
- 1986: Gary Honey (AUS)
- 1990: Yusuf Alli (NGR)
- 1994: Obinna Eregbu (NGR)
- 1998: Peter Burge (AUS)
- 2002: Nathan Morgan (ENG)
- 2006: Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)
- 2010: Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)
- 2014: Greg Rutherford (ENG)
- 2018: Luvo Manyonga (RSA)
- 2022: LaQuan Nairn (BAH)
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