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Kenny Evans (high jumper)

Kenny Evans (born April 6, 1979) is a retired American high jumper. He finished thirteenth at the 2000 Olympic Games. His personal best jump is 2.31 metres (7 ft 7 in), achieved in March 2000 in Fayetteville.[1][2]

Evans won the high jump at the 1998 and 2001 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. He was also a three-time champion indoors and a winner outdoors at the Southeastern Conference Championships.[3]

Evans is the father of professional basketball player Keenan Evans, who previously played college basketball at Texas Tech University.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Evans Still A School-Record Holder". Arkansas Razorbacks. November 7, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Kenny Evans". Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  3. ^ http://static.lakana.com/nxsglobal/nwahomepage/document_dev/2016/06/30/2016%20MTR%20Olympic%20Trials%20Profiles_9279496_ver1.0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Keenan Evans, Maccabi: 'This is the type of stuff you live for'". EuroLeague. December 22, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  5. ^ Murphree, Marcus (April 16, 2014). "Berkner star guard Keenan Evans signs with Texas Tech basketball". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 11, 2018.