Russell Robinson Comes Up Short In The Triple Jump Qualifiers; First Alert: August 8, 2024
Russell Robinson is already known for having gold medals as he represented Team USA at the NACAC athletics U23 Championships, earning the gold medal with 16.64m in the triple jump. With this experience, he took his talent to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games to face off against the best in the world.
During his first attempt, he was quite long on his first takeoff position with 0.2 m/s takeoff and finishing with a 16.47 m jump. The second attempt was more of the same, but shorter. He jumped for 16.37 m and in his final attempt he jumped for 16.21 m. This was not the desired outcome that the ACC track and field star was hoping for in his first Olympic games.
Robinson finished 14th in group B and 22nd overall with a mark of 16.47m (54.04 feet). The top eight marks move on to Friday’s final round scheduled for 2:13 p.m. Eastern time.
Take nothing away from Robinson as his appearance in the Olympics shows that he is one of the best in the world at the triple jump. He will regroup and retool himself for his final season with the Hurricanes when the indoor season gets underway.
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