Jason Grimes
Jason Grimes (born September 10, 1959 ) is a retired American long jumper .
The greatest achievement of the University of Tennessee graduate is winning the silver medal at the 1983 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki. The following year he was pushed to fourth place in the US eliminations for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the last round by Mike McRae and was therefore only a substitute for the US team.
After his athletic career, he initially worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other law enforcement agencies. He has been an athletics coach at the University of Maryland since 2004 .
Personal best
- Long jump: 8.43 m, June 16, 1985, Indianapolis
- Hall: 8.13 m, Jan 8, 1982, Johnson City
Web links
- Jason Grimes in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ Sports Illustrated : Trials And Jubilation ( Memento from July 24, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). 2nd July 1984
- ↑ Maryland Athletics: Player Bio: Jason Grimes ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Grimes, Jason |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1959 |