Damar Forbes
Damar Forbes 
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| Full name | Damar Hopeton Forbes |
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 Jamaica
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| birthday | 11th September 1990 (age 29) |
| place of birth | Saint Ann Parish , Jamaica |
| size | 188 cm |
| Weight | 80 kg |
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| discipline | Long jump |
| Best performance | 8.29 m |
| status | active |
| last change: July 31, 2018 | |
Damar Hopeton Forbes (born September 11, 1990 in Saint Ann Parish ) is a Jamaican long jumper .
Athletic career
Damar Forbes gained his first international experience at the Central America and Caribbean Championships (CAC) 2011 in Mayagüez , where he won the silver medal behind Tyrone Smith from Bermuda with 7.81 m . He also qualified for the World Championships in Daegu , where he was eliminated with 7.91 m in qualification. In 2012 he first took part in the Olympic Games in London , where he was eliminated with 7.79 m in qualification . In 2013 he took part again in the World Championships in Moscow , where he reached the final this time and finished eighth there with 8.02 m. In 2014 he took part in the World Indoor Championships in Sopot , where he was eliminated with a 7.69 m qualification. During the outdoor season he took part in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow , Scotland , where he finished ninth with 7.71 m.
In 2015 he reached the final of the Pan American Games in Toronto , but did not play there again. He then went to the World Championships in Beijing , but retired there with 7.62 m in qualification . In 2016 Forbes took part again in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and finished twelfth there with 7.82 m in the final . At the 2017 World Championships in London, he also reached the final and finished twelfth with 7.91 m. In 2018 he finished 15th at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham with 7.21 m and at the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast in early April he finished eighth with 7.88 m.
Forbes became the Jamaican long jump champion every year between 2012 and 2016.
Personal best
- Long jump: 8.29 m (+0.7 m / s), June 11, 2017 in Hengelo
- Long jump (indoor): 8.21 m, March 8, 2013 in Fayetteville
Web links
- Damar Forbes in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Damar Forbes in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Forbes, Damar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Forbes, Damar Hopeton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Ann Parish |