Jeremy Fischer (athlete)

Jeremy Fischer
Jeremy Fischer
Jeremy Fischer during 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow
Born (1976-02-16) February 16, 1976 (age 48)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationAmerican high jumper

Jeremy Fischer (born Hosaing Park; February 16, 1976 in Seoul, South Korea)[1] is an American track and field athlete and coach. The son of a Korean woman and an African-American serviceman, he was sent to the US to be adopted rather than suffer the prejudice of being a mixed race child in an Asian country.[2] At 1.75 m (5 ft 8+3⁄4 in), his 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) clearance in the high jump, in 2000, ranks tied for 14th greatest high jump differential. He is the personal coach of Will Claye, the first person to win Olympic medals in two jumping events at the same Olympics since 1936.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Player Bio: Jeremy Fischer - SoonerSports.com - Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners". Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  2. ^ Shelley Smith (1994-04-18). "Jeremy Fischer - 04.18.94 - SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  3. ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (August 9, 2012). "Phoenix's Will Claye earns Olympic silver medal in triple jump to go with bronze in long jump". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "USA Track & Field - Will Claye". Usatf.org. 1991-06-13. Retrieved 2013-10-03.