Kenny Harrison

Long Jump: 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in) (Ames, IA 1988)[4] Kenny Harrison (born Kerry Harrison, February 13, 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is a former track and field athlete competing in triple jump.

Harrison went to Brookfield Central for high school, where he competed in football, basketball and track.

[8] Harrison attended college at Kansas State University, where he captured three individual titles at the NCAA Championships, the most in school history.

He was a 8-time Big 12 Conference individual champion in both indoor[9] and outdoor[4] long and triple jump.

The 1991 World triple jump Champion, his chances of competing in the 1992 Olympics were ruined when he tore the cartilage in his knee.

The jump ranks Harrison as the fifth best triple jumper in history, behind Jonathan Edwards (18.29WR), Christian Taylor (18.21), Jordan Díaz (18.18), and Will Claye (18.14).

1992: best of 55-11.75...6th in Olympic Trials...surgery for torn cartilage in knee...ranked #4 U.S. at TJ by T&FN.