Vernon Samuels
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 5 October 1964 Bristol, England |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Club | Wolverhampton & Bilston AC |
Vernon George Samuels (born 5 October 1964) is a British retired athlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Samuels finished third behind Mike Conley and Eric McCalla in the triple jump event at the 1983 AAA Championships.[2]
Samuels was a three-time All-American jumper for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, finishing 5th in the triple jump at the 1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3] At the British AAA Championships, he finished on the podium four more times from 1988 to 1990.[4]
At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, he represented Great Britain in the men's triple jump[5] and represented England in the triple jump event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[6][7][8]
He won the 1991 UK Athletics Championships triple jump event in Cardiff.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vernon Samuels Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
