Marquis Dendy (born November 17, 1992) is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for horizontal jumping events.^[1][2] He is the 2015 National Champion in the Long jump. His winning jump, of 8.68 m (28 ft 5+1⁄2 in), though wind aided at +3.7mps, his first jump of the competition, was the longest jump in the world under any conditions in over 5 years.^[3][4][5] He grew up in Middletown, Delaware.^[6]

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Marquis Dendy

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1992-11-17) November 17, 1992 (age 31) Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long jump, Triple jump
College team	University of Florida
Club	Nike
Turned pro	2015
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the United States World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland Long jump 2018 Birmingham Long jump 2022 Belgrade Long jump NACAC Championships 2018 Toronto Long jump NACAC U-23 Championships 2012 Irapuato, Mexico Long jump

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Injury forced long-jumper Dendy out of Rio Olympics.^[7]

Dendy just had completed his final season at the University of Florida, where he won the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both the long jump and the triple jump, defending his 2014 championships in the same events. He accomplished the same double at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, setting the meet record in the triple jump. His first NCAA Championship was the 2013 Indoor Championship in the long jump.

Marquis Dendy competed for Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware^[21] where he set the state records in long jump 25 feet 3.5 inches (7.709 m) and triple jump 52 feet 7 inches (16.03 m).^[22] After high school he competed for the US in the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, winning the gold medal in the long jump. He had previously experienced international competition as a 17-year-old in the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics where he finished 8th in the triple jump.^[23]

He grew up in a sporting family: his father was a sprinter at high school while his mother Dionne was a collegiate sprinter. His aunt Terri Dendy was a sprint relay medalist at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.^[24] He shared the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association's award as Delaware's Outstanding Athlete of 2014.^[25]