Randy Lewis (born 15 November 1978) is a Grenadian athlete competing in the triple jump . He represented Grenada at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics , and has also competed at World Championship level indoors and outdoors. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final . His personal best jump is 17.49 metres, achieved in May 2008 in São Paulo . This is the current Grenadian record .[ 1]
Lewis attended Wichita State University where he is in the Hall of Fame for Track and Field . He won four individual titles in the Missouri Valley Conference and he is a three-time NCAA All-American . He also currently owns the triple jump records (indoor and outdoor) at Wichita State University.
He is coached by Gerd Osenberg, the former coach of Ulrike Meyfarth .
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
1996
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Kingston, Jamaica
7th
Long jump
7.09 m
3rd
Triple jump
14.97 m
1997
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Bridgetown, Barbados
5th
Long jump
7.11 m
2nd
Triple jump
15.66 m (w)
2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester, United Kingdom
8th
Long jump
7.63 m
2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
28th (q)
Triple jump
16.33 m
2005
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Nassau, Bahamas
5th
Triple jump
16.83 m (w)
World Championships
Helsinki , Finland
24th (q)
Triple jump
16.11 m
2006
Commonwealth Games
Melbourne , Australia
6th
Triple jump
16.53 m
World Athletics Final
Stuttgart , Germany
7th
Triple jump
2007
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
7th
Triple jump
16.42 m
World Athletics Final
Stuttgart , Germany
4th
Triple jump
2008
World Indoor Championships
Valencia, Spain
9th (q)
Triple jump
16.77 m
Summer Olympics
Beijing , China
15th (q)
Triple jump
17.06 m
World Athletics Final
Stuttgart , Germany
3rd
Triple jump
2009
World Championships
Berlin , Germany
18th (q)
Triple jump
16.73 m
World Athletics Final
Thessaloniki , Greece
7th
Triple jump
16.46 m
2010
World Indoor Championships
Doha , Qatar
17th (q)
Triple jump
16.28 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Mayagüez , Puerto Rico
2nd
Triple jump
17.20 m
Commonwealth Games
Delhi, India
6th
Triple jump
16.73 m
References