Gordon McKee (athlete)

Gordon McKee
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
IAAF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1992 Havana Long jump

Gordon McKee (born 12 October 1966) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the long jump. He was the silver medallist in the event at the 1992 IAAF World Cup, finishing behind home favourite Iván Pedroso in Havana. His personal record for the long jump was 8.28 m (27 ft 1+3⁄4 in).[1]

In his sole other major international outing he competed in the qualifying round only at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[2] He was the national champion in the long jump at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1990.[3] Track & Field News ranked McKee 9th in the world twice - first in 1990 and again in 1992.[4]

Born to Frank McKee and Barbara McKee, he grew up in Texas with his sister, Jan.[5] He attended Rockdale High School in Texas and excelled in track while there. He was inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Honor in 2013.[6] McKee, his wife and his two sons lost their house to flooding after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[5]

  1. ^ Gordon McKee Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-19.
  2. ^ Gordon McKee. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-19.
  3. ^ USA Indoor Track & Field Champions Archived 2018-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. USA Track and Field. Retrieved on 2016-05-19.
  4. ^ "Track & Field News men's long jump world rankings" (PDF). Track & Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-15.
  5. ^ a b Help for Gordon McKee (Katrina victim) Archived 2016-09-15 at the Wayback Machine. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2016-05-19.
  6. ^ Rockdale,TX Class of 1965 Rockdale TX Sports Hall of Honor. RHSClassof 1965. Retrieved on 2016-05-19.