Trevell Quinley

Trevell Quinley
Personal information
Born (1983-01-16) 16 January 1983
Home townSan Jose, California
EducationArizona State University
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and Field
Event
Long jump
College teamArizona State Sun Devils
ClubNikeAdidas
Turned pro2005
Retired2012
Achievements and titles
Personal best

Trevell Quinley (born January 16, 1983, in Santa Clara, California) is an American long jumper and competitor in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Quinley won the bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships. At the 2007 World Championships he reached the final, but registered three invalid jumps and ended without a result.

Professional career

His June 2007 performance in Indianapolis included a jump of 8.22 meters (26 feet 11.75 inches), his personal best until the 2008 Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon. There, he jumped 8.36 meters (27 feet 5.25 inches) in his third jump, setting a new lifetime personal best.[1] He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[2]

Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2002 World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica3rd Long jump7.71 m (25 ft 3+12 in)
2007 World Athletics ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan12th Long jumpNM inFinal
2008 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain13th Long jump7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
Summer OlympicsBeijing, China19th Long jump7.87 m (25 ft 9+34 in)
2011 World Athletics ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea31st Long jump7.09 m (23 ft 3 in)

NCAA

Quinley is a two-time NCAA Division IAll-American in long jump at Arizona State University.[3]

Prep

Quinley attended Merrill F. West High School in Tracy, California and won the CIF California State Meet Long Jump Championships in 2001.[4] Quinley is a 2001 long jump CIF California State Meet champion as a senior 7.47 m (24 ft 6 in), state finalist in the 300m hurdles, section champion in the long jump and runner-up in the 110m and 300m hurdles. Quinley is a league champion in the long jump and both hurdle races.

References

  1. ^"No looking back". Tracy Press. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
  2. ^Track and Field This is Sun Devil Track
  3. ^Player Bio: Trevell Quinley - Arizona State University Official Athletic SiteArizona State Sun Devils
  4. ^"Dyestat Results". Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2010.