Larry Myricks (born 10 March 1956) is an American former track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump event.

Myricks competed for the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, where he won the bronze medal in the men's long jump competition.

As consolation, he received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created specifically for the athletes.

Based on a statistical comparison of 8.16 meters, Myricks had more competitions (170) over that mark than any other competitor.

[3] Myricks' last 8.50 in 1991, at the age of 35, is tied with Lewis' mark from the 1996 Olympics as the M35 Masters World Record.

[5] He was also a masterful 200 m sprinter, with a best of 20.03 s at the US National Championships in 1983 behind his nemesis Carl Lewis, who along with Mike Powell overshadowed him for most of his career.