Larry Myricks

Larry Myricks

Personal information
Born	(1956-03-10) March 10, 1956 (age 60) Clinton, Mississippi
Medal record Men’s Athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Long jump World Championships 1987 Rome Long jump 1991 Tokyo Long jump World Cup 1979 Montreal Long jump 1989 Barcelona Long jump World Indoor Championships 1987 Indianapolis Long jump 1989 Budapest Long jump Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Long jump Olympic Boycott Games 1980 Philadelphia Long jump

Larry Myricks (born 10 March 1956 in Clinton, Mississippi) is an American former athlete, who mainly competed in the men's long jump event.

A durable jumper, Myricks first broke onto the track scene in 1976. While competing for Mississippi College, he was the NCAA Champion in the long jump. He followed that with a second place at the U. S. Olympic Trials, beating defending Olympic champion Randy Williams in the process. At the 1976 Olympics, he broke his foot while warming up for the final and was unable to compete. His teammates Arnie Robinson and Williams finished 1 and 2. The three American jumpers had been easily the top three jumpers in qualifying.

In 1979 he won again the NCAA Championship, this time both indoors and outdoors. He was also the US National Champion (27–2), and World Cup Champion (8.52 m). He repeated as U.S. national champion in 1980 and in 1989.

He competed for the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, where he won the bronze medal in the men's long jump competition. In addition to the 1976 Olympics, Myricks won the 1980 Olympic Trials (over a young Carl Lewis), the team that did not go to the Olympics due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He finished second to Lewis in the 1984 Olympic Trials. He finished fourth in the Olympics that year.

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