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Beckford James JAM
Sex Weight Height Date of Birth Place of birth
M 73.00 1.83 09/01/1975 St Mary
Information
Won Central American and Caribbean Games in 1998. At long jump was 2nd GP long jump in 1997 and 3rd in 1995; 3rd at GWG 1998. At 4x100 relay was 4th WCh 1995. Did not compete at IAAF World Championships Sevilla '99 as he had not attended the Jamaican Championships. National Championships: 2002-2004 (1st, Long Jump)
Personal Best - Outdoor
Performance Wind Place Date
Long Jump 8.62 0.7 Orlando, FL 05/04/1997
Triple Jump 17.92 1.9 Odessa,Tex 20/05/1995
Personal Best - Indoor
Performance Wind Place Date
60 Metres 6.79 Chemnitz 27/02/2004
Long Jump 8.40 Madrid 09/02/1996
Triple Jump 16.99 Manhattan, KS 04/03/1995
Progression - Outdoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
Long Jump 2011 7.61 1.3 Bellville 11/03/2011
2010 7.93 2.0 Haniá 31/05/2010
2009 7.97 -0.1 Orlando, FL 10/05/2009
2008 8.01 0.4 Rheinau-Freistett 22/06/2008
2007 8.37 0.5 Warszawa 17/06/2007
2006 8.25 1.5 Bad Langensalza 08/07/2006
2005 8.28 0.3 Monaco 10/09/2005
2004 8.31 0.8 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 26/08/2004
2003 8.28 0.1 Paris Saint-Denis 29/08/2003
2002 8.21 0.5 Doha 15/05/2002
2001 8.41 1.3 Torino 09/06/2001
2000 8.42 Bad Langensalza 01/07/2000
1999 8.50 0.2 Torino 24/06/1999
1998 8.60 0.4 Bad Langensalza 06/06/1998
1997 8.62 0.7 Orlando, FL 05/04/1997
1996 8.52 1.6 Innsbruck 29/05/1996
1995 8.45 0.8 Oristano 18/09/1995
1994 8.13 Odessa,Tex 20/05/1994
1993 7.53 01/01/1993
Triple Jump 1995 17.92 1.9 Odessa,Tex 20/05/1995
1994 17.29 1.3 Tempe, AZ 02/04/1994
Progression - Indoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
60 Metres 2004 6.79 Chemnitz 27/02/2004
Long Jump 2009 7.68 Praha (O2 Arena) 26/02/2009
2008 7.91 Valencia, ESP 07/03/2008
2007 7.99 Chemnitz 23/02/2007
2006 7.99 Chemnitz 03/03/2006
2005 8.12 Chemnitz 25/02/2005
2004 8.31 Budapest (SA) 06/03/2004
2003 8.17 Erfurt 31/01/2003
2002 8.06 Budapest-OH 09/02/2002
2001 7.98 Pireás 21/02/2001
2000 8.06 Birmingham 20/02/2000
1999 8.31 Stockholm 25/02/1999
1998 8.21 Madrid 03/02/1998
1997 8.17 Paris (Bercy) 08/03/1997
1996 8.40 Madrid 09/02/1996
Triple Jump 1995 16.99 Manhattan, KS 04/03/1995
Honours
Rank Performance Wind Place Date
Long Jump
12th IAAF World Indoor Championships 6 f 7.85 Valencia, ESP 08/03/2008
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 6 f 8.17 0.1 Osaka 30/08/2007
4th IAAF World Athletics Final 7 f 7.83 -0.1 Stuttgart 10/09/2006
11th IAAF World Indoor Championships 6 q 7.78 Moskva (Olimpiyskiy Stadion) 10/03/2006
3rd IAAF World Athletics Final 3 f 8.28 0.3 Monaco 10/09/2005
10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 9 f 8.02 0.1 Helsinki 13/08/2005
2nd IAAF World Athletics Final 5 f 7.96 0.0 Monaco 19/09/2004
28th Olympic Games 4 f 8.31 0.8 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 26/08/2004
10th IAAF World Indoor Championships 2 f 8.31 Budapest (SA) 06/03/2004
1st IAAF World Athletics Final 7 f 7.93 0.1 Monaco 13/09/2003
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 f 8.28 0.1 Paris Saint-Denis 29/08/2003
9th IAAF World Indoor Championships 6 q 7.74 Birmingham, GBR 14/03/2003
17th IAAF Grand Prix Final 4 f 7.92 1.9 Melbourne 09/09/2001
8th IAAF World Championships 7 f 8.08 -0.4 Edmonton 11/08/2001
27th Olympic Games 9 q 7.98 0.5 Sydney 25/09/2000
7th IAAF World Indoor Championships 5 f 8.16 Maebashi 07/03/1999
13th IAAF Grand Prix Final 2 f 8.40 0.0 Fukuoka 13/09/1997
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics 4 f 8.14 0.6 Athína 05/08/1997
6th IAAF World Indoor Championships 5 f 8.17 Paris (Bercy) 08/03/1997
26th Olympic Games 2 f 8.29 -1.4 Atlanta, GA 29/07/1996
IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final 3 f 8.20 0.0 Monaco 09/09/1995
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 f 8.30 0.0 Göteborg 12/08/1995
Triple Jump
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 6 f 17.13 2.5 Göteborg 07/08/1995