Vernon_Turner_(high_jumper)
Vernon Turner (high jumper)
American high jumper
Vernon Turner (born August 21, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a high jumper.[1]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | (1998-08-21) August 21, 1998 (age 25) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | High jump |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 2.33 (Fayetteville, 2018) |
The son of Melonie Turner, Turner attended Yukon High School in Oklahoma. He was the youngest man to qualify for the US Olympic trials in 2026 in the high jump.[2][3]
He spent his first year at University of Oklahoma. Turner attended the University of Arkansas before later transferring back to Oklahoma.[4] Competing for the University of Oklahoma,[5] Turner won the NCAA Indoor Championships in the high jump in 2022.[6]
In July 2023, he finished third in the US national championships.[7] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[8]
In February 2024, he was runner-up to Shelby McEwen at the US national indoor championships in New Mexico.[9] In March 2024, he competed at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[10]
He finished third at the 2024 Diamond League Shanghai with a 2.27m clearance.[11]
- "Vernon Turner". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- Gannon, Samantha (April 17, 2017). "Meet Vernon Turner, "Mr. Jump Man"". okcfox.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- Wright, Scott (2 April 2017). "Raising the bar: How Yukon's Vernon Turner became an elite high jumper". Oklahoman. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- Hoover, John (5 May 2020). "OU Olympics, on Hold: Sooners High Jumper Vernon Turner Staying Ready for His Chance". Sports Illistrated. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Vernon Turner 1st Place Men's High Jump – Big 12 Indoor Championships 2022". Runners Space. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "OU track & field: Vernon Turner wins NCAA Indoor high jump title". Oklahoman. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Vernon Turner 3rd Place Men's High Jump – Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Runnerspace. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "USA names team of 139 for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- Singh, Ankit (16 February 2024). "USATF Indoor Championships: Days After Tying World Lead, American Athlete Once Again Makes USA Proud". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- "Men's High Jump". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "ATHLETES FLYING AT THE SHANGHAI/SUZHOU WANDA DIAMOND LEAGUE 2024". Shanghai.Diamondleague. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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