Kenny Harrison

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Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for United States
Olympic Games
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Triple jump
World Championships
Gold	1991 Tokyo	Triple jump

Kerry ("Kenny") Harrison (born February 13, 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is a former track and field athlete competing in triple jump. The 1991 world champion, his chances of competing in the 1992 Olympics were ruined by injury, but returned to win the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a personal best and national record of 18.09 meters. This jump is notable for the fact that it is the longest jump ever with a negative wind reading (the athlete with the next best is Jonathon Edwards with 17.79 meters). Harrison was also a 2-time Goodwill Games gold medalist.

Harrison attended college at Kansas State University, where he captured three individual titles at the NCAA Championships, the most in school history. He went to Brookfield Central for high school and still holds the record for long high and triple jump. His triple Jump was just over 52 feet. His high jump was 6 foot 7 inches and his long jump was a little over 23 feet.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	10th
1996	Summer Olympics	Atlanta, Georgia	1st	18.09, PB
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	9th

[edit] External links

IAAF profile for Kenny Harrison

Sporting positions
Preceded by Vladimir Inozemtsev	Men's Triple Jump Best Year Performance 1990 – 1991	Succeeded by Mike Conley
Preceded by Jonathan Edwards	Men's Triple Jump Best Year Performance 1996	Succeeded by Yoelbi Quesada