Andra Manson
American high jumper
Andra Kareem Manson (born April 30, 1984) is a male high jumper from the United States. His personal best jump is 2.35 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Austin.[1] He has 2.33 on the indoor track, from February 2007 in Fayetteville.
Manson was raised in Brenham, Texas and went to Brenham High School, where he graduated from in 2002. He excelled in basketball and track while in high school, setting the US high school record in the high jump, clearing 7' 7" on July 18, 2002.[2] He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 2002.[3] Manson competed collegiately at the University of Texas.
Also appeared in the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 2.31 m |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | 2.30 m |
References
External links
- Andra Manson at World Athletics
- Andra Manson at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Andra Manson at Team USA (archived)
- Andra Manson at Olympics.com
- Andra Manson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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World U20 Champions in men's high jump
- 1986:
Javier Sotomayor (CUB) - 1988:
Artur Partyka (POL) - 1990:
Dragutin Topić (YUG) - 1992:
Steve Smith (GBR) - 1994:
Jagan Hames (AUS) - 1996:
Mark Boswell (CAN) - 1998:
Alfredo Deza (PER) - 2000:
Jacques Freitag (RSA) - 2002:
Andra Manson (USA) - 2004: Michael Mason (CAN)
- 2006:
Huang Haiqiang (CHN) - 2008:
Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR) - 2010:
Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) - 2012:
Andrei Churyla (BLR) - 2014:
Mikhail Akimenko (RUS) - 2016: Luis Zayas (CUB)
- 2018:
Antonios Merlos (GRE)
Roberto Vílches (MEX) - 2021:
Yonathan Kapitolnik (ISR) - 2022:
Brandon Pottinger (JAM)
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