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| Born | (2005-01-17)17 January 2005 (age 20) Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long jump,Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arkansas Razorbacks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jaydon Hibbert (born 17 January 2005)[2] is a Jamaicantrack and field athlete. At the age of 17, he won the gold medal in thetriple jump at the2022 World Under-20 Championships, after silver in the previous2021 edition.
Hibbert holds theworld U20 outdoor and indoor records in the triple jump and theJamaican senior record at the latter.[3]
On 14 December 2023, Hibbert would go on to win the prestigiousBowerman award - collegiate track and field's version of the Heisman.[4]
Jaydon Hibbert attended Kingston College inKingston.[5] Upon graduation in 2022 he enrolled atUniversity of Arkansas and began competing forArkansas Razorbacks track and field team, joining compatriotsWayne Pinnock andCarey McLeod, amongst others.[6][7]
Hibbert made his international debut at age 16, in July 2021, at theNACAC Under-18 Championships in Athletics held inSan José, Costa Rica, where he won thetriple jump competition and placed second in thelong jump.[2] The following month, competing against athletes up to three years his senior, he took the silver medal for the triple jump at theWorld U20 Championships inNairobi, Kenya with a leap of 16.05 m.[2]
In April 2022, Hibbert won both the long jump and the triple jump titles at the2022 CARIFTA Games in Kingston.[8][9] In June that year, he won the senior triple jump title at the Jamaican Championships held also in Kingston.[10] In August, he broke the championship record with his first jump in the final of theWorld U20 Championships inCali, Colombia. Measured at 17.27 m it was a personal best by 61 cm and placed him second on the U18 all-time list. In fact, his second jump of 16.82 m would also have been enough to win the competition.[11][12][13]
In March 2023, Hibbert set an outright world U20 triple jump record, jumping 17.54 m to take the title at theNCAA Division I Indoor Championships inAlbuquerque, New Mexico. He beat the outdoor mark of 17.50 m that had stood for 38 years and the 1986 collegiate indoor record.[14][15] In May, the 18-year-old sailed out to 17.87 m at theSEC Championships inBaton Rouge, Louisiana, to move up to 13th on the world all-time list. He improved directly the old world U20 record and even older NCAA best set back in 1982.[16]
In July 2023 Hibbert signed anNIL deal withPuma.[17]
Hibbert qualified first for the final of thetriple jump with a jump of 17.70m at the2023 World Athletics Championships inBudapest. However, he had to pull out of the event with a hamstring strain.[18]
He jumped 17.57 metres to win the Jamaica International in May 2024.[19] He bettered that with a 17.75 metres jump to win the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica on 1 June 2024.[20] He competed in the triple jump at the2024 Paris Olympics, placing fourth overall.[21]
All information fromWorld Athletics profile.[2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
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| 2021 | NACAC U18 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | Long jump | 7.31 | |
| 1st | Triple jump | 16.02 | NU18R | |||
| World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.05 | NU18R | |
| 2022 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | Long jump | 7.62 | |
| 1st | Triple jump | 17.05 | w | |||
| World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Triple jump | 17.27 | CRNU18R | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 12th | Triple jump | 17.70 m1 | |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 4th | Triple jump | 17.61 m |
1No mark in the final
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| RepresentingArkansas Razorbacks | |||||
| 2023 | 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Texas at Austin Mike A. Myers Stadium | 1st | Triple jump | 17.56 m (57 ft 7 in) |
| SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Louisiana State University Bernie Moore Track Stadium | 1st | Triple jump | 17.87 m (58 ft 8 in)CRWU20R | |
| 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | Triple jump | 17.54 m (57 ft 7 in)MRCRNRWU20R | |
| SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships[22] | University of Arkansas Randal Tyson Track Center | 1st | Triple jump | 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) | |
World U20 Champions in men'striple jump | |
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