Troy Kemp

Troy Kemp ( born June 18, 1966 in Nassau ( Bahamas) ) is a former track and field athlete from the Bahamas. At a height of 1.87 meters his competition weight was 69 kg.

After he was able to qualify in either the 1987 World Championships yet at the 1988 Olympic Games for the finals in the high jump, Troy Kemp was at the 1991 World Championships for the first time in a grand finale. With 2.34 skipped meters, it was ranked fifth

After 7th place with 2.31 ​​meters at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 4th place with 2.34 meters at the World Indoor Championships in 1993 he was able to prove at the World Championships again in 1993 with 2.34 meters back space 5.

1995 was the best year in the career of Troy Kemp. On 12 July he increased his best performance in Nice and the Commonwealth record to 2.38 meters. At the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, only Troy Kemp and the Cuban Javier Sotomayor jumped over 2.37 meters. Troy Kemp succeeded in doing so in the second trial, Sotomayor until the third attempt. Kemp had no chance at 2.39 meters, while Sotomayor very nearly tore, but ultimately won Kemp before Sotomayor.