Kenny Harrison

Kenny Harrison

Kerry ("Kenny") Harrison (born February 13, 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is a former track and field athlete competing in triple jump. The 1991 world champion, his chances of competing in the 1992 Olympics were ruined by injury, but returned to win the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a personal best and national record of 18.09 meters. This jump is notable for the fact that it is the longest jump ever with a negative wind reading (the athlete with the next best is Jonathon Edwards with 17.79 meters). Harrison was also a 2-time Goodwill Games gold medalist.

Harrison attended college at Kansas State University, where he captured three individual titles at the NCAA Championships, the most in school history. He went to Brookfield Central for high school and still holds the record for long high and triple jump. His triple jump was 52 feet 4.5 inches. His high jump was 6 foot 7 inches and his long jump was 23 feet 4 inches.

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