Brian Wellman
Brian Wellman (born September 8, 1967) is a former triple jumper from Bermuda, who became indoor world champion in 1995, setting a new championship record (CR) of 17.72. His personal best outdoors was 17.62 metres. Both these marks are Bermudian records. In addition, he has a wind-assisted (+7.1 m/s) mark of 17.75 metres.[1]
Wellman competed collegiately for the University of Arkansas where he won two NCAA Outdoor triple jump titles.
Achievements
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes |
Representing  Bermuda |
| 1986 |
CARIFTA Games |
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |
1st |
| 1991 |
World Championships |
Tokyo, Japan |
6th |
| Universiade |
Sheffield, England |
1st |
| 1992 |
Olympic Games |
Barcelona, Spain |
5th |
| 1993 |
World Indoor Championships |
Toronto, Canada |
3rd |
| World Championships |
Stuttgart, Germany |
8th |
| 1994 |
Commonwealth Games |
Victoria, Canada |
3rd |
| 1995 |
World Indoor Championships |
Barcelona, Spain |
1st |
| World Championships |
Goteborg, Sweden |
2nd |
|
| 1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, United States |
6th |
|
| 1997 |
World Championships |
Athens, Greece |
5th |
|
| 1999 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
1st |
|
| 2001 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
1st |
|
| World Championships |
Edmonton, Canada |
6th |
| 2002 |
Commonwealth Games |
Manchester, England |
8th |
| 2003 |
Pan American Games |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
9th |
World rankings
Wellman was ranked among the top ten triple jumpers in the world by Track and Field News on seven occasions:[2]
| Year |
Event |
World rank |
| 1992 |
Triple Jump |
5th |
| 1993 |
Triple Jump |
8th |
| 1994 |
Triple Jump |
3rd |
| 1995 |
Triple Jump |
3rd |
| 1996 |
Triple Jump |
5th |
| 1997 |
Triple Jump |
9th |
| 2001 |
Triple Jump |
10th |
References
- ↑
- ↑ http://trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/tjworldranking.pdf
External links