Jeff Henderson (athlete)
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| Born | February 19, 1989 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
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| Country |
 United States
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long jump |
| Coached by | Al Joyner |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 1 |
| Personal best(s) | 8.52 m (27 ft 11 1⁄4 in) long jump |
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| Updated on 13 August 2016. | |
Jeffrey Henderson (born February 19, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump and 100 meter dash. He has a personal record of 8.58 m (28 ft 1 3⁄4 in) for the long jump by winning the 2015 Pan Am Games gold medal. Other top results include becoming the 2014 USA Outdoor national long jump champion, and is a member of the United States 2010 and 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships teams. On August 13, 2016, Jeff Henderson came through on his final jump to claim the gold medal in the men's long jump at the Rio Olympics. It's the first gold in the event for the USA since 2004. Henderson leaped 8.38 meters (27 feet, 6 inches) to edge past Luvo Manyonga (8.37 m) of South Africa by 1 centimeter.
Henderson was raised in McAlmont, Arkansas. While attending Sylvan Hills High School, he won the long jump at the 2007 Arkansas Activities Association Class 6A state high school track and field championships with a 7.293 m (23 ft 11 in) jump, followed by a 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in) jump at the 2007 Arkansas Meet of Champions (MOC) high school meet. Since 2007, he maintains the state high school decathlon record in the 100 meter dash with his 10.84 second run. He previously held the Arkansas MOC record in the triple jump with a 14.403 m (47 ft 3 in) leap.
He went on to study at Hinds Community College, Florida Memorial University and Stillman College and competed for the Hinds CC Eagles, Florida Memorial Lions and Stillman Tigers track teams. At Hinds CC, Henderson became the NJCAA Division 1 2008 indoor national champion (long jump), 2008 outdoor national champion (long jump, 100 meters), and 2009 outdoor national champion (long jump and 4x100 meter relay team).
After finishing second in the long jump 7.94 m (26 ft 0 1⁄2 in) at the 2010 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Henderson competed at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where he finished in 20th place with a 7.64 m (25 ft 0 3⁄4 in) jump.
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