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Bahamian long jumper
Osbourne Moxey (born 27 August 1978) is a male
long jumper from the
Bahamas .
Osbourne has 2 kids Lauren and Landon.
In the Bahamas he graduated from
St. Augustine's College where he received a scholarship to attend
Auburn University , where he earned a degree in engineering. Moxey was coached by
Henry Rolle . He is known for his accolades in the Long Jump event and competing at the
Olympic Games .
Osbourne has 5 siblings Beverton, Afton, Kendinique, Donavon, and Daron.
Career
His personal best jump is 8.19 metres, achieved in August 2002 in
San Antonio .
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing
Bahamas
1994
CARIFTA Games (U-17)
Bridgetown ,
Barbados
7th
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)
3rd
Long jump
6.56 m
6th
Triple jump
13.16 m
CARIFTA Games (U-20)
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
41.54
1995
CARIFTA Games (U-20)
George Town ,
Cayman Islands
3rd
Long jump
7.21 m
1996
CARIFTA Games (U-20)
Kingston ,
Jamaica
6th
Long jump
7.12 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
San Salvador ,
El Salvador
6th
Long jump
7.15 m
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
41.51
1997
CARIFTA Games (U-20)
Bridgetown ,
Barbados
4th
Long jump
7.16 m
2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester ,
England
5th
Long jump
7.87 m
NACAC U-25 Championships
San Antonio, Texas ,
United States
1st
Long jump
8.19 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
39.81
2003
Central American and Caribbean Championships
St. George's ,
Grenada
2nd
Long jump
7.85 m w
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo ,
Dominican Republic
5th
Long jump
7.93 m
World Championships
Paris ,
France
8th
Long jump
7.93 m (0.5 m/s)
2004
Olympic Games
Athens ,
Greece
10th (q)
Long jump
7.81 m (-0.1 m/s)
2005
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Nassau ,
Bahamas
2nd
Long jump
8.03 m (3.5 m/s) w
2006
Commonwealth Games
Melbourne ,
Australia
12th
Long jump
7.36 m (0.4 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
Cartagena ,
Colombia
5th
Long jump
7.73 m (-1.5 m/s)
[1]
[2]
2007
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil
5th
Long jump
7.81 m
2008
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali ,
Colombia
5th
Long jump
7.68 m (3.4 m/s) w
2009
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Havana ,
Cuba
1st
Long jump
7.96 m (0.0 m/s)
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