Django Lovett
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1992 Surrey, British Columbia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of New Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | High jump: 2.33 m (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Django Lovett (born 6 July 1992) is a Canadian male track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He was the bronze medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, setting a personal best of 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in).[2] Lovett represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Life and career
Born in
He made his international debut at the
He competed athletically for the New Mexico Lobos team and qualified for the NCAA Championships on several occasions.[3] He represented Canada at the 2013 Summer Universiade, though he did not progress beyond the qualifying round. He was top of the podium at the Canada Summer Games that year.[5]
Lovett's progress plateaued after the age of seventeen: from a best of 2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in) in 2009, he had added only six centimetres to that by 2015. Clearances of 2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in) in the 2017 outdoor season then 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) in the 2018 indoor season saw him edge towards the elite level of the sport.[4]
In the leadup to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Lovett hit the Olympic qualifying standard in his third and final attempt at 2.33 metres at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials, beating Michael Mason for the Canadian title in the process. He was thus named to the Canadian Olympic team.[6] Competing at the Olympic high jump event, he jumped 2.30 metres to finish in eighth place.[7]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 3rd | High jump | 2.17 m |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 24th (q) | High jump | 2.10 m |
| 2012 | NACAC U23 Championships
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Irapuato, Mexico | 5th | High jump | 2.10 m |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 15th (q) | High jump | 2.15 m |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | High jump | 2.30 m |
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada
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3rd | High jump | 2.28 m | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar
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23rd (q) | High jump | 2.22 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan
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8th | High jump | 2.30 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 6th | High jump | 2.27 m |
| NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | =1st | High jump | 2.25 m | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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27th (q) | High jump | 2.22 m |
National titles
References
Athletics portal
- ^ a b c d Django Lovett. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ B.C.'s Django Lovett wins bronze in Commonwealth Games high jump. The Canadian Press (2018-04-11). Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ a b Django Lovett. Go Lobos. Retrieved on 2018-04-11.
- ^ a b Django Lovett. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ Django Lovett. CG2013. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ "Django Lovett hits Olympic standard in high jump, denying Mason 6th Canadian title". CBC Sports. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Doug (1 August 2021). "Canada's Django Lovett, Marco Arop watch Olympic medal hopes fade late in events". CBC Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
External links
- Django Lovett at World Athletics
- Django Lovett at Olympedia
- Django Lovett at the Canadian Olympic Committee
