Kenny Harrison

Kenny Harrison ( born February 13, 1965 in Milwaukee as Kerry Lorenzo Harrison) is a former American track and field athlete. He was the second triple jumper in the world, jumped over 18 m.

At the U.S. Trials for the 1988 Olympics Harrison finished sixth. In 1990, he was the world's annual Best with a width of 17.93 meters. 1991 Kenny Harrison won eight out of eight competitions. The most important victory was the. At the World Championships He won with the Weltjahresbestleistung of 17.78 meters, but had only three inches ahead of Leonid Voloshin from the Soviet Union.

In the coming years, Harrison repeatedly suffered injuries. He could also not qualify for the 1992 Olympics and was at the World Championships in 1993 with 17.06 meters tenth.

After fifteen months of injury Kenny Harrison came back in 1996 at the U.S. Trials and won with a single valid jump, which, however, ended up with too much tailwind at 18.01 meters. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta Harrison jumped 18.09 meters personal best, beating the British world record holder Jonathan Edwards, who came to 17.88 meters with it.

At the World Championships in 1997 Kenny Harrison came up with 17.05 meters in 9th place