JuVaughn Harrison Facts for Kids

JuVaughn Harrison at the 2020 NCAA Indoor T&F Championships.

Quick facts for kids

Personal information

Full name

JuVaughn Krishna Harrison

Nickname(s)

Mr. Jumps

Born

April 30, 1999 (age 26)
Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Height

6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

Sport

Athletics/Track and field

Event(s)

High jump
Long jump

Club

LSU Tigers

Achievements and titles

World finals

2023 Budapest
High jump - 2 Silver

Olympic finals

2020 Tokyo
High jump, 7th
Long jump, 5th

Highest world ranking

1st (High jump, 2023)

Personal best(s)

Outdoor
High jump: 2.36 m (7 ft 8.78838583 in) (College Station 2021 and Budapest 2023)
Long jump: 8.47 m (27 ft 9.33956693 in) (Eugene 2021)
Indoor
High jump: 2.30 m (7 ft 6.42618111 in) i (Fayetteville 2021)
Long jump: 8.45 m (27 ft 8.55216536 in) i (Fayetteville 2021)

Medal record


Men's athletics
Representing the United States
World Championships
Silver	2023 Budapest	High jump
World U20 Championships
Bronze	2018 Tampere	High jump

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
Achievements
- Circuit wins and titles
National titles
Personal bests
See also

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	Notes
2018	World Junior Championships	Tampere	3rd	High jump	2.23 m	PB
2018	World Junior Championships	Tampere	9th	Long jump	7.63 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	7th	High jump	2.33 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	5th	Long jump	8.15 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest	2nd	High jump	2.36 m	=WL