Carey McLeod

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Carey McLeod

| image = WKBO3747 longjump M McLeod (53173094001).jpg

| caption = Carey McLeod in 2023

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|14|df=y}}

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| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/carey-mcleod_1913105 |title=McLEOD Carey {{!}} Paris 2024 |website=olympics.com |access-date=3 August 2024 }}

| country = Jamaica

| sport = Athletics

| event = Long jump, Triple jump

| collegeteam = Arkansas Razorbacks

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| pb = {{ubl|

|Long jump: {{T&Fcalc|8.40}} (2023)

|Triple jump: {{T&Fcalc|17.17}} (2021)

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Carey McLeod (born 14 April 1998) is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump.

Career

McLeod studied at Kingston College in Jamaica before moving to the University of Tennessee. He placed himself among the top-10 triple-jumping collegians in NCAA indoor history, recording a mark of 17.17m to win the men's triple jump at the SEC Championships in Fayetteville. As well as setting a new school record he surpassed the 2020 Olympic qualifying standard, in addition to being the No. 1 mark in the NCAA and No. 3 in the world for the 2020-21 indoor campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/former-kc-athlete-carey-mcleod-shines-sec-indoor-championships|title=Former KC athlete Carey McLeod shines at SEC Indoor Championships | Loop Jamaica|website=Loop News}} His efforts in both the long jump and the triple jump earned him a nomination for the NCAA indoor field event athlete of 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20200323/mcleod-us-collegiate-award|title=McLeod up for US collegiate award|date=23 March 2020|website=jamaica-gleaner.com}} As well as the 17.17 personal best in the triple jump, at the same event in Fayetteville he jumped a personal best 8.25 in the long jump.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/athletics/athletics-regional/item/78645-sec-champion-carey-mcleod-targets-olympic-berth-encouraged-by-other-emerging-talents |title=SEC champion Carey McLeod targets Olympic berth, encouraged by other emerging talents |last=Levy |first=Leighton |website=SportsMax |date=3 March 2021 |access-date=18 June 2021}}

On 14 May 2021 he jumped 8.34m in the long jump at the Cushing Stadium in Texas to place him second on the senior list for 2021 at the time of the jump, behind JuVaughn Harrison.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/toplists/jumps/long-jump/outdoor/men/senior/2021|title=World Athletics | Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor - 2021|website=worldathletics.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/juvaughn-harrison-in-stunning-jumps-double-1039942108/|title=JuVaughn Harrison in stunning jumps double|date=13 March 2021}} McLeod beat Harrison when he made that jump in Texas, who jumped 10 cm less at 8.24m for second place that day. That jump lifted McLeod to fourth on the all time Jamaican list.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/athletics/athletics-regional/item/82164-learning-from-indoor-mistakes-helps-carey-mcleod-soar-to-outdoor-personal-best |title=Learning from Indoor mistakes helps Carey McLeod soar to outdoor personal best |last=Levy |first=Leighton |website=SportsMax |date=17 May 2021 |access-date=18 June 2021}}

He finished fourth in the long jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/budapestquestpinnock-wins-long-jump-silver-gayle-claims-bronze|website=Jamaica.Loopnews|accessdate=25 August 2023|title=Pinnock wins long jump silver, Gayle claims bronze|date=24 August 2023}} His performance was marked by a spectacular slip on the takeoff board causing him to flip in the air.{{cite web|title=World Athletics Championships 2023: Carey McLeod slips during long jump run-up|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/athletics/66616908|date=25 August 2023|accessdate=25 August 2023|website=BBC Sport}}

In February 2024, he was selected to compete for Jamaica at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where he won the bronze medal in the long jump with a seasons best distance of 8.21m.{{cite web|url= https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/141224-ackeem-blake-shashalee-forbes-lead-jamaica-s-19-member-team-to-world-indoors|website=Sportsmax|accessdate=24 February 2024|title= Ackeem Blake, Shashalee Forbes lead Jamaica's 19-member team to World Indoors|date= 23 February 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5137/men-s-long-jump-results-world-athletics-indoor-championships-2024|website=Watch Athletics|date=2 March 2024|accessdate=2 March 2024|title= World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's long jump final results}}

In May 2024, he won the long jump at the Diamond League event in Doha with a wind-assisted 8.52 metres. {{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/doha-diamond-league-2024-results-kenneth-bednarek-miltiadis-tentoglou-alison-dos-santos-record/article68164439.ece/|website=Sportstar|accessdate=12 May 2024|date=11 May 2024|title= From Kenneth Bednarek to Corey McLeod: leading performances in Doha Diamond League 2024 }} In June 2024, he won the Jamaican Athletics Championships long jump title with a leap of 8.38 metres.{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/06/30/mcleod-eyes-improvement-ahead-paris/|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=30 June 2024|date=30 June 2024|title=Mcleod Eyes Improvement Ahead of Paris}} He competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he placed twelfth overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5838/men-s-long-jump-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 December 2024|title=Men's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=6 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/149220-jaaa-announces-star-studded-team-for-2024-paris-olympic-games|website=Sportsmax.tv|accessdate=8 July 2024|title= JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games|first=Leighton|last=Levy|date=7 July 2024}}

He won the men’s long jump at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships on 28 June with a jump of 8.16m.{{cite web|accessdate=29 June 2025|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/beckford-taylor-claim-maiden-800m-titles-at-national-champs |title= Beckford, Taylor claim maiden 800m titles at National Champs |first=Bradley |last=Jacks|date=28 June 2025}}

References

External links

{{World Athletics|jamaica/carey-mcleod-14693824}}
[https://utsports.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/carey-mcleod/12702 Carey McLeod] at Tennessee Volunteers
{{Olympics.com|carey-mcleod}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/carey-mcleod_1913105 Carey McLeod] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Jamaican male long jumpers

Category:Jamaican male triple jumpers

Category:Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field athletes

Category:Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica

Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen

Category:Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes

Category:Emporia State Hornets men's track and field athletes

Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners

Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners

Category:Diamond League winners