JuVaughn Krishna Harrison (né Blake; born April 30, 1999) is an American high jumper and long jumper. He won the silver medal in the high jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
Career Youth Harrison attended Columbia high school in Huntsville, Alabama. He recorded bests of 7 feet 2 inches in the high jump and 23 feet 0.5 inches in the long jump.
Collegiate On March 12, 2021, in Fayetteville, Arkansas on the occasion of the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Harrison set personal records in the high jump with 2.30 m and in the long jump with 8.45 m, thus becoming the first man in history capable of jumping at least 8.40 m in the long jump and 2.30 m in the high jump.
On June 27, 2021, Harrison won both the long jump and the high jump at the US National Team Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he became the first American man since Jim Thorpe in 1912 to compete in both the long jump and high jump at the Olympics.
Professional After the 2020 Olympic Trials, Harrison signed with Puma to compete professionally. Harrison finished 5th in the long jump and 7th in the high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2023 Harrison won the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, finishing second to reigning Olympic champion Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy on a countback despite clearing the same 2.36 metres height.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Rank Event Measure Notes2018World Junior Championships Tampere3rdHigh jump2.23 m9thLong jump7.63 m2021Olympic Games Tokyo7thHigh jump2.33 m5thLong jump8.15 m2023World Championships Budapest2ndHigh jump2.36 m=
Circuit wins and titles 2022 Diamond League: high jump
National titles Senior level Harrison won six national championships. NCAA Athletics Championships High jump: 2019, 2021 Long jump: 2019, 2021 NCAA Indoor Athletics Championships High jump: 2021 Long jump: 2021
Personal bests Outdoor High jump: 2.36 m ( College Station, May 14, 2021 and Budapest, August 22, 2023) Long jump: 8.47 m ( Eugene, June 28, 2021) Indoor High jump: 2.30 m ( Fayetteville, March 12, 2021) Long jump: 8.45 m ( Fayetteville, March 12, 2021)
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External links
Juvaughn Harrison at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)