Sophia Beckmon (born 17 August 2005) is an American long jumper.[1]
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Long jump: 6.86m (2024) NU20R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editFrom Oregon City, she attended Oregon City High School and won consecutive national U18 titles in the long jump.[2][3][4]
Career
editShe finished runner-up in the long jump at the 2022 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon and qualified for the World U20 Championships in 2022 but was unable to travel to Cali, Colombia due to a passport issue.[5][6]
She won gold in both the long jump and the 4x100m relay at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica in July 2023.[7][8]
After starting at Illinois State University, in May 2024, she jumped 6.86 m (+1.0 m/s) in Champaign to equal the North, Central American and Caribbean under-20 record distance.[9][10][11]
She won silver in the long jump at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru on 28 August 2024.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Sophia Beckmon". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Streng, Nik (29 April 2023). "Oregon City's Beckmon shatters her record again, gets within an inch of national record at Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays". oregonlive. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Streng, Nik (24 April 2023). "Oregon City's Sophia Beckmon rewrites the history books with performance at GearUp Eason Invitational". oregonlive. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "SOPHIA BECKMON, ISAAC ACKERMAN EARN REPEAT TITLES AT USATF NATIONAL JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Choudhury, Ankur Roy (Aug 28, 2024). "Who Is Sophia Beckmon? Track & Field Star to Bag USA's First Medal at 2024 U20 World Championship". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Ferran, Rene (25 June 2022). "Sophia Beckmon of Oregon City qualifies for U-20 World Championships — but won't be allowed to compete in Colombia: 'I'm angry and upset'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Mull, Cory (Jul 22, 2023). "Sophia Beckmon, Mia Brahe-Pedersen Capture NACAC U23 Titles". Milesplit. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "BECKMON, BRAHE-PEDERSEN SHARE RECORD-BREAKING MOMENT ON GOLD MEDAL U.S. 4X100 RELAY AT NACAC UNDER-23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Beckmon Breaks Big Ten, Illinois, Demirjian Track Long Jump Record, Ties U.S. U20 National Record". fightingillini.com. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Sophia Beckmon Named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week". fightingillini.com. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Wagner, Joey (May 22, 2024). "'The future is bright': Illini freshman Sophia Beckmon enters NCAA prelims with big opportunity". 247sports. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Gray, Keenan (29 August 2024). "Beckmon Finishes Second In Close Matchup With Australia's Delta Amidzovski; Alana Reid Beats Adaejah Hodge In Women's 100; Bayanda Walaza Edges Puripol Boonson For Men's 100 Gold". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.