Omar Craddock
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.jpg) Craddock in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Triple jump: 17,68 m Long jump: 7,60 m 100 meters: 10.90 s | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Omar Craddock (born April 26, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. With the University of Florida he won one indoor and two outdoor NCAA titles in the event. He competed alongside Christian Taylor and Will Claye in a succession of elite level triple jumpers to come from the Florida Gators track and field team.
He was the bronze medalist at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. In 2013 he won the national triple jump title at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. His personal best for the triple jump is 17.68 m (58 ft .06 in).
Career
Early life
Raised in Killeen, Texas, he attended Killeen High School and enjoyed basketball, American football and baseball.[1][2] He began to achieve good marks in the triple jump in 2008 – his best that year was 15.53 m, which brought him second at the AAU Junior Olympic Games.[3] He was also the state champion in the event in 2008.[2]
College athletics
He gained an
The 2011 collegiate season began with school-best performances : at the SEC Indoor Championships the Florida Gators swept the men's triple jump through
In his fourth and final year at Florida, Craddock found strong competition indoors. At the SEC Indoors he jumped 16.49 m (54 ft 1 in) but was narrowly beaten by Tarik Batchelor.[5] He cleared a new best of 16.80 m (55 ft 1+1⁄4 in) at the NCAA Indoors, but was again runner-up as Bryce Lamb jumped almost seventeen metres.[6] In the outdoor season Craddock began an undefeated streak, starting at the Texas Relays. He retained his SEC and the NCAA triple jump titles and improved his best to 16.92 m (55 ft 6 in). He got the better of Will Claye at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to win his first national title in a wind-assisted 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in).[7]
Personal bests
- Triple jump (outdoor): 17.68 m (58 ft 0 in) (2019)
- Triple jump (outdoor): 17.53 m (57 ft 6 in) (2015)
- Triple jump (outdoor): 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in) (2013)
- Triple jump (outdoor): 17.26 m (56 ft 7+1⁄2 in)w (2014)
- Triple jump (indoor): 16.80 m (55 ft 1+1⁄4 in) (2013)
- Long jump (indoor): 7.63 m (25 ft 1⁄4 in) (2013)
National titles
- NCAA Indoor titles: 2012
- NCAA Outdoor titles: 2012, 2013
- USA Outdoor titles: 2013, 2015
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada
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3rd | 16.23 m (-3.6 m/s) |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia
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18th (q) | 16.40 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China
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4th | 17.37 m |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 5th | 16.87 m |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru
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1st | 17.42 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar
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13th (q) | 16.87 m |
References
- ^ Omar Craddock
- ^ a b c d e Omar Craddock Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. GatorZone. Retrieved on June 22, 2013.
- ^ Omar Craddock. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on June 22, 2013.
- ^ Men's Triple Jump final. IAAF (July 25, 2010). Retrieved on 2013-06-22.
- ^ Arkansas Men, Women Win 2013 SEC Indoor Championships. SEC Sports (February 24, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-06-22.
- ^ Chandler’s Bryce Lamb is a National Champion. CTownRivals (March 10, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-06-22.
- ^ Rupp wins fifth consecutive US 10,000m title. IAAF (June 21, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-06-22.
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