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Full name | Darryl Sullivan Jr. |
Born | Marion, Illinois, U.S. | December 28, 1997
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Sport | Track and Field |
Event | High jump |
Darryl Sullivan (born December 28, 1997) is an American Olympic track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump.
Sullivan, who is a native of Marion, Illinois, became a four-time All-American at the University of Tennessee. [1] As a high school senior Sullivan won both the long jump and high jump competitions at the IHSA State Finals by completing jumps of 23' 1" and 7' 1.5" respectively. [2] He still currently holds the class 2A State Finals Meet record in the high jump. [3]
During the men's high jump at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field, Sullivan equalled his personal best jump of 2.33 metres to finish second overall and win a spot on the American team for the delayed 2020 Summer Games. [4] Both Sullivan and JuVaughn Harrison had jumped 2.33m but Harrison won the title on count back. [5] Competing at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump he jumped 2.17 metres which was not enough to qualify for the final. [6]