LeJuan Simon
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LeJuan Waynesley Simon (February 7, 1981, in Houston, Texas – October 1, 2008) was a Trinidad and Tobago triple jumper.
Athletic career
He finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1]
His personal best jump was 16.87 metres, achieved in May 2002 in Odessa. He had 17.05 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2004 in Fayetteville. He also had 8.01 metres in the long jump, achieved in May 2004 in Baton Rouge.[1]
Simon was a member of the Louisiana State University track and field team.
Death
Simon died on October 1, 2008, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from complications of primary pulmonary hypertension.[2]
Competition record
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| 2002 | NACAC U25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 3rd | Long jump | 7.78 m (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
| 4th | Triple jump | 15.57 m (wind: -0.9 m/s) | |||
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| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 36th (q) | Triple jump | 16.16 m |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 14th (q) | Long jump | 7.42 m |
| 5th | Triple jump | 16.59 m | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 7th | Long jump | 7.34 m | |
| 4th | Triple jump | 16.33 m | |||
| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | Long jump | 7.71 m |
| 3rd | Triple jump | 15.72 m | |||
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th (q) | Long jump | 7.04 m | |
| – | Triple jump | NM | |||
References
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External links
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- 1981 births
- 2008 deaths
- Trinidad and Tobago male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago
- LSU Tigers track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Houston
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Trinidad and Tobago
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games athletes for Trinidad and Tobago
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners