Troy Kemp

Troy Kemp
Personal information
Born	March 18, 1966 (age 59); Nassau, Bahamas
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record
Representing Bahamas
World Championships
Pan American Games

BornMarch 18, 1966 (age 59)

Nassau, Bahamas

SportTrack and field

Troy Kemp (born March 18, 1966) is a former high jumper from the Bahamas who won the gold medal at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. His personal best was 2.38m in Nice 1995.

He attended Boise State University where he was an All-American. He was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 1996.^[1]

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1981	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	High jump	1.88 m
1982	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Kingston, Jamaica	1st	High jump	1.88 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	High jump	1.82 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	3rd	Pole vault	2.64 m
1983	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	2nd	High jump	1.86 m
1983	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	2nd	Javelin throw	44.64 m
1984	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	High jump	2.11 m
1984	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	High jump	2.12 m
1985	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	High jump	2.13 m
1986	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santiago, Dominican Republic	4th	High jump	2.18 m
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	High jump	2.28 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	20th (q)	High jump	2.19 m
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	13th	High jump	2.25 m
1989	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	High jump	2.26 m
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	High jump	2.20 m
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	High jump	2.32 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	5th	High jump	2.34 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	7th	High jump	2.31 m
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	4th	High jump	2.34 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	High jump	2.34 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	High jump	2.37 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th	High jump	2.25 m
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	5th	High jump	2.25 m

v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's high jump (standing high jump)
Standing high jump	1906: Ray Ewry 1907: Ray Ewry 1908: John Biller, Platt Adams 1909: Platt Adams 1910: Platt Adams 1913: Platt Adams 1915: William Taylor 1916: William Taylor 1917: William Taylor 1918: Leo Goehring 1919: William Taylor 1920: Ben Adams 1921: Ed Emes 1922: Edward Emes 1923: Thomas Hoskins 1924: Harry Sweitzer 1925: Harold Osborn 1926: Hans Hedberg 1927: Hans Hedberg 1928: Harold Osborn 1929: Harold Osborn 1930: Harold Osborn 1931: Harold Osborn
High jump	1906: Herbert Gidney 1907: Harry Porter 1908: Harry Porter 1909: Harry Porter 1910: Harry Grumpelt 1911: Samuel Lawrence 1913: John Johnstone 1914: Eugene Jennings 1915: Wesley Oler 1916: Jo Loomis 1917: Jo Loomis 1918: Egon Erickson 1919: Walter Whalen 1920: Walter Whalen 1921: Richmond Landon 1922: Leroy Brown 1923: Harold Osborn 1924: Harold Osborn 1925: Harold Osborn 1926: Harold Osborn 1927: Charles W. Major 1928: Anton Burg 1929: Charles W. Major 1930: Anton Burg 1931: Anton Burg 1932: George Spitz 1933: George Spitz 1934: Walter Marty, George Spitz 1935: Cornelius Johnson 1936: Ed Burke 1937: Ed Burke 1938: Lloyd Thompson 1939: Mel Walker 1940: Arthur Byrnes 1941: Mel Walker 1942: Adam Berry, Josh Williamson 1943: Bill Vessie, Josh Williamson 1944: Dave Albritton, Bill Vessie 1945: Ken Wiesner, Josh Williamson 1946: John Vislocky 1947: John Vislocky 1948: John Vislocky 1949: Dick Phillips 1950: John Vislocky 1951: John Heintzmann, Jack Razetto, Josh Williamson 1952: Lewis Hall 1953: Lewis Hall 1954: Herman Wyatt 1955: Lewis Hall, Ernie Shelton 1956: Ernie Shelton 1957: Phil Reavis 1958: Herman Wyatt 1959: John Thomas 1960: John Thomas 1961: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd) 1962: John Thomas 1963: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd) 1964: John Thomas 1965: Valeriy Brumel (URS), Gene Johnson (3rd) 1966: John Thomas 1967: John Rambo 1968: Valentin Gavrilov (URS), Steve Kelly (2nd) 1969: John Rambo 1970: Otis Burrell 1971: Reynaldo Brown 1972: Gene White 1973: Dwight Stones 1974: Tom Woods 1975: Dwight Stones 1976: Robert Forget (CAN), Bill Knoedel (2nd) 1977: Paul Underwood 1978: Dwight Stones 1979: Benn Fields 1980: Franklin Jacobs 1981: Jeff Woodard 1982: Dwight Stones 1983: Tyke Peacock 1984: Dennis Lewis 1985: Jim Howard 1986: Jim Howard 1987: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd) 1988: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd) 1989: Troy Kemp (BAH), Tom McCants (2nd) 1990: Hollis Conway 1991: Javier Sotomayor (CUB), Hollis Conway (2nd) 1992: Hollis Conway 1993: Hollis Conway 1994: Hollis Conway 1995: Tony Barton 1996: Charles Austin 1997: Charles Austin 1998: Sam Hill 1999: Henry Patterson 2000: Matt Hemingway 2001: Nathan Leeper 2002: Nathan Leeper 2003: Charles Austin 2004: Jamie Nieto 2005: Tora Harris 2006: Adam Shunk 2007: Tora Harris 2008: Andra Manson 2009: Andra Manson 2010: Jesse Williams 2011: Jesse Williams 2012: Jesse Williams 2013: Dusty Jonas 2014: Erik Kynard 2015: Erik Kynard 2016: Erik Kynard 2017: Erik Kynard 2018: Erik Kynard 2019: Jeron Robinson 2020: Erik Kynard 2022: JuVaughn Harrison 2023: Shelby McEwen 2024: Shelby McEwen
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.

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