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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 17, 1992 Wilmington, Delaware, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump, Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marquis Dendy (born November 17, 1992) is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for horizontal jumping events.[1][2] He is the 2015 National Champion in the Long jump. His winning jump, of 8.68 m (28 ft 5+1⁄2 in), though wind aided at +3.7mps, his first jump of the competition, was the longest jump in the world under any conditions in over 5 years.[3][4][5] He grew up in Middletown, Delaware.[6]
Injury forced long-jumper Dendy out of Rio Olympics.[7]
- ^ "USA Track & Field - Marquis Dendy". Legacy.usatf.org. November 17, 1992. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Marquis Dendy". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Men Long Jump SR". www.flashresults.com.
- ^ "Men's long jump". www.alltime-athletics.com.
- ^ "Men's non-legal long jump".
- ^ "Meet Marquis Dendy | Spikes". spikes.worldathletics.org. July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Injury forces long-jumper Dendy out of Rio Olympics". Delaware News Online. July 29, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.