Gordon McKee (athlete)

{{short description|American former track and field athlete (born 1966)}}

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Gordon McKee (born 12 October 1966) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the long jump. He was the silver medallist in the event at the 1992 IAAF World Cup, finishing behind home favourite Iván Pedroso in Havana. His personal record for the long jump was {{T&Fcalc|8.28}}.[http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/node/293173 Gordon McKee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624144523/http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/node/293173 |date=2016-06-24 }}. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-19.

In his sole other major international outing he competed in the qualifying round only at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/gordon-mckee-1827 Gordon McKee]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-19. He was the national champion in the long jump at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1990.[https://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF_kentico/men/mLJ.asp USA Indoor Track & Field Champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026073654/https://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF_kentico/men/mLJ.asp |date=2018-10-26 }}. USA Track and Field. Retrieved on 2016-05-19. Track & Field News ranked McKee 9th in the world twice - first in 1990 and again in 1992.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Track & Field News men's long jump world rankings|url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/16-mLJRank.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715222522/https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/16-mLJRank.pdf|archive-date=2020-07-15|access-date=|website=Track & Field News|url-status=dead}}

Born to Frank McKee and Barbara McKee, he grew up in Texas with his sister, Jan.[http://trackandfieldnews.com/discussion/showthread.php?109067-Help-for-Gordon-McKee-%28Katrina-victim%29 Help for Gordon McKee (Katrina victim)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915133705/http://trackandfieldnews.com/discussion/showthread.php?109067-Help-for-Gordon-McKee-(Katrina-victim) |date=2016-09-15 }}. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2016-05-19. He attended Rockdale High School in Texas and excelled in track while there. He was inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Honor in 2013.[http://www.rhsclassof1965.com/rockdale_sports_hall_of_honor_16.html Rockdale,TX Class of 1965 Rockdale TX Sports Hall of Honor]. RHSClassof 1965. Retrieved on 2016-05-19. McKee, his wife and his two sons lost their house to flooding after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.