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'''Aarik Wilson''' (born October 25, 1982, in [[Reno, Nevada]]) is an American [[long jump]]er and [[triple jump]]er. He attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

US Olympic Trials Triple Jump Champion 2008, US National Indoor Triple Jump Champion 2008, US National Outdoor Triple Jump Champion 2007, US National Indoor Triple Jump Champion 2007(17.28 m), 3rd National Indoor Championships in Long Jump 2007 (8.00 m).

He also finished fifth at the [[2003 Pan American Games]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928185853/http://www.grenadasports.org/Athletics/PanAm/Pan%20Am%20Games%202003%20T%26F%20Results.htm 2003 Pan American Games results]}}</ref> and sixth at the [[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final|2006 World Athletics Final]]. He competed at the [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] without reaching the final round.

His performances in 2006 earned him a ninth place on the [[Track & Field News]] world ranking; his first ranking among the top ten.

According to his biography page at usatf.org, his personal best [[triple jump]] outdoors is {{convert|17.58|metres|ft}}, achieved in August 2007 in [[London]]. His indoor PR in the [[triple jump]] is {{convert|17.28|metres|ft}}. Wilson's PR in the [[long jump]] is {{convert|8.17|metres|ft}}.

He won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, OR with a best jump of {{convert|17.43|metres|ft}}.

Wilson also holds the Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association (NIAA) 4A State Meet record in the [[triple jump]], with a mark of 51-01.25 feet, set in 2001 as a senior at Churchill County High School in Fallon, NV.

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==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{USATF|id=Aarik-Wilson|old_id=Wilson_Aarik}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=aarik-wilson|old_id=WI/Aarik-Wilson|archive=20220925050209}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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[[Category:American male long jumpers]]
[[Category:American male triple jumpers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Reno, Nevada]]
[[Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States]]
[[Category:People from Fallon, Nevada]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's track and field athletes]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]


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