Tommy Haynes
Tommy Haynes (actually Thomas Zarlef Haynes; born July 14, 1952 in Nashville ) is a former American long and triple jumper .
In 1975 he won silver in the triple jump at the Pan American Games in Mexico City and was fifth at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal .
In 1976 he became US triple jump champion, from 1975 to 1977 three times in a row US indoor triple jump and 1977 US indoor long jump champion. Starting for Middle Tennessee State University , he became NCAA hall champion in 1974 .
Personal best
- Long jump: 8.14 m, May 17, 1974, Murray
- Hall: 8.07 m, January 7, 1978, Long Beach
- Triple jump: 17.20 m, October 15, 1975, Mexico City (former US record)
- Hall: 16.90 m, February 27, 1976, New York City
Web links
- Tommy Haynes in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Tommy Haynes in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Tommy Haynes in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haynes, Tommy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haynes, Thomas Zarlef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long and triple jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville |