Amy Harris (long jumper)

Amy Melissa Harris (born 14 September 1987 in Birmingham)[1] is an English long jumper of Antiguan descent.[2] In 2014 she tranfered from Great Britian to Antigua and Barbuda.

Harris won the long jump gold medal at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo, Victoria with a jump of 6.19 metres (20.3 ft)[3] and silver at the 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania with a personal best jump of 6.35 metres (20.8 ft).[4][5]

She is holder of the England Athletics Championship outdoors under-20 women's long jump record since 2006, with a jump of 6.40 metres (21.0 ft) made while she was competing for Birchfield Harriers athletics club.[6]

Harris started a course at Florida State University in 2008 and has since then competed both for the Florida State Seminoles[7] and Birchfield Harriers.[8] In 2010 she won silver at the UK championships and gold at the England championships.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Amy Harris Profile". Florida State University. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Homeland Woos UK Based Athlete". The Daily Observer. St. John's, Antigua. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Youth Games". gbrathletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "ATHLETICS: Lifetime-best Harris sparks British success". Birmingham Post. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "European Athletics Championships Statistics: Junior – Women". European Athletics. p. 18. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "England Athletics Championship Records". England Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Florida State Women's Track & Field – 2008–09 Year In Review". Florida State University. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 McCook, Tom (29 July 2010). "West Midlands Win Seven England Senior Titles at Gateshead". England Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2011. With lead picture of Harris jumping.