Marquise Goodwin

Marquise Goodwin

Marquise Goodwin at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	Long Jump, 60m, 100m, 200m, 4x100, Triple Jump
College team	University of Texas
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long Jump: 8.45m, (Guadeloupe 2016) 60m: 6.67s, (Portland Convention Center 2016) 100m: 10.24ws (10.24w), (Austin, TX 2009) 200m: 21.24s, (Austin, TX 2009) Triple Jump: 15.38m, (Austin, TX 2009)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Long Jump World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz Long Jump 2008 Bydgoszcz 4x100m Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Long Jump

Marquise Derell Goodwin (born November 19, 1990) is an American football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) and an Olympian who competes in the long jump in track and field. He was drafted by the Bills in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas.

In track and field, his specialty is the long jump, an event in which he won two national college championships. Goodwin represented the United States at the 2008 IAAF World junior championships, the 2011 World University games, the 2011 IAAF World Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2015 Pan American Games, where he won silver. He has competed as a long jumper and sprinter, and has been a top competitor in the 60 meters and 100 meters dashes, and the triple jump.

Goodwin was born in Lubbock, Texas. He attended Rowlett High School in Rowlett, Texas, and played high school football and competed in track and field for the Rowlett Eagles. He had the second fastest 100-meter time (10.24w) in the state, was the state champion in the triple jump and long jump, and was a member of the state title-winning 4×100-meter relay team. He won seven Texas Class 5A state track and field championships while he was at Rowlett. He also finished first in the long jump at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and first again at the 2008 and 2009 United States Junior Championships. At the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Goodwin set the national high school record in the long jump and placed fifth (8.18 meters; 26 feet 10 inches).