Randy Lewis (born 15 November 1978) is a Grenadian athlete competing in the triple jump. He represented Grenada at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and has also competed at World Championship level indoors and outdoors. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. His personal best jump is 17.49 metres, achieved in May 2008 in São Paulo. This is the current Grenadian record.
Lewis attended Wichita State University where he is in the Hall of Fame for Track and Field. He won four individual titles in the Missouri Valley Conference and he is a three-time NCAA All-American. He also currently owns the triple jump records (indoor and outdoor) at Wichita State University.
He is coached by Gerd Osenberg, the former coach of Ulrike Meyfarth.
Achievements 1996CARIFTA Games (U20)Kingston, Jamaica7thLong jump7.09 m3rdTriple jump14.97 m1997CARIFTA Games (U20)Bridgetown, Barbados5thLong jump7.11 m2ndTriple jump15.66 m (w)2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom8thLong jump7.63 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece28th (q)Triple jump16.33 m2005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas5thTriple jump16.83 m (w)World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland24th (q)Triple jump16.11 m2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia6thTriple jump16.53 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany7thTriple jump2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7thTriple jump16.42 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany4thTriple jump2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain9th (q)Triple jump16.77 mSummer OlympicsBeijing, China15th (q)Triple jump17.06 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany3rdTriple jump2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (q)Triple jump16.73 mWorld Athletics FinalThessaloniki, Greece7thTriple jump16.46 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar17th (q)Triple jump16.28 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico 2ndTriple jump17.20 mCommonwealth GamesDelhi, India6thTriple jump16.73 m
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