Brian Wellman
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Brian Wellman (born September 8, 1967) is a former triple jumper from Bermuda, who became indoor world champion in 1995, setting a new championship record (CR) of 17.72. His personal best outdoors was 17.62 metres. Both these marks are Bermudian records. In addition, he has a wind-assisted (+7.1 m/s) mark of 17.75 metres.[1]
Wellman competed collegiately for the University of Arkansas where he won two NCAA Outdoor triple jump titles.
Achievements[edit]
World rankings[edit]
Wellman was ranked among the top ten triple jumpers in the world by Track and Field News on seven occasions:[2]
Year | Event | World rank |
---|---|---|
1992 | Triple Jump | 5th |
1993 | Triple Jump | 8th |
1994 | Triple Jump | 3rd |
1995 | Triple Jump | 3rd |
1996 | Triple Jump | 5th |
1997 | Triple Jump | 9th |
2001 | Triple Jump | 10th |
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived Document". Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
- ^ "Archived Document" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
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