Tommy Haynes
 Haynes in 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 14, 1952 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple jump, long jump | |||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | TJ – 17.20 m (1975) LJ – 8.14 m (1974)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Thomas Zarlef Haynes (born July 14, 1952) is a retired American athlete, who mostly competed in the triple jump. He won a silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games and placed fifth at the 1976 Olympics.[1]
Competing for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders track and field program, Haynes won the 1974 triple jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 16.63 meters.[3]
Domestically Haynes won the AAU triple jump championships outdoors in 1976 and indoors in 1975–77. In the long jump he won the AAU indoors title in 1977. Haynes was a career military officer, and after retiring from competitions became head track coach at the United States Military Academy.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tommy Haynes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ Tommy Haynes. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Tommy Haynes at Olympedia (archive)
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