Jaydon Hibbert

Jaydon Hibbert (born 17 January 2005)[1] is a Jamaican track and field athlete. At the age of 17, he won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2022 World Under-20 Championships, after silver in the previous 2021 edition.

Jaydon Hibbert
Personal information
Born (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005
Kingston, Jamaica
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)Long jump, Triple jump
College teamArkansas Razorbacks
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali Triple jump
Silver medal – second place2021 Nairobi Triple jump
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place2022 KingstonLong jump
Gold medal – first place2022 KingstonTriple jump
Gold medal – first place2023 NassauTriple jump
NACAC Championships (U18)
Gold medal – first place2021 San JoséTriple jump
Silver medal – second place2021 San JoséLong jump

Hibbert holds the world U20 outdoor and indoor records in the triple jump and the Jamaican senior record at the latter.

Personal life

Jaydon Hibbert attended Kingston College High School in Kingston.[2] Upon graduation in 2022 he enrolled at University of Arkansas and began competing for Arkansas Razorbacks track and field team, joining compatriots Wayne Pinnock and Carey McLeod, amongst others.[3][4]

Career

Hibbert made his international debut at age 16, in July 2021, at the NACAC Under-18 Championships in Athletics held in San José, Costa Rica, where he won the triple jump competition and placed second in the long jump.[1] The following month, competing against athletes up to three years his senior, he took the silver medal for the triple jump at the World U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya with a leap of 16.05 m.[1]

In April 2022, Hibbert won both the long jump and the triple jump titles at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in Kingston.[5][6] In June that year, he won the senior triple jump title at the Jamaican Championships held also in Kingston.[7] In August, he broke the championship record with his first jump in the final of the World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. Measured at 17.27 m it was a personal best by 61 cm and placed him second on the U18 all-time list. In fact, his second jump of 16.82 m would also have been enough to win the competition.[8][9][10]

In March 2023, Hibbert set an outright world U20 triple jump record, jumping 17.54 m to take the title at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He beat the outdoor mark of 17.50 m that had stood for 38 years and the 1986 collegiate indoor record.[11][12] In May, the 18-year-old sailed out to 17.87 m at the SEC Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to move up to 13th on the world all-time list. He improved directly this old world U20 record and even older NCAA best set back in 1982.[13]

Achievements

All information from World Athletics profile.[1]

Personal bests
  • Long jump – 7.87 m (25 ft 9+3⁄4 in) (Kingston 2022)
  • Triple jump – 17.87 m (58 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (Baton Rouge, LA 2023) WU20R
  • Triple jump U18 – 17.27 m (56 ft 7+3⁄4 in) (Cali 2022) NU18R

International competitions
Representing  Jamaica
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2021 NACAC U18 Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd Long jump 7.31
1st Triple jump 16.02 NU18R
World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 2nd Triple jump 16.05 NU18R
2022 CARIFTA Games (U20) Kingston, Jamaica 1st Long jump 7.62
1st Triple jump 17.05 w
World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st Triple jump 17.27 CR NU18R

National and NCAA titles

References
  1. "Jaydon HIBBERT – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "Jaydon Hibbert of Kingston College wins the boys Triple Jump". Caribbeannationalweekly.com.
  3. "Hibbert becomes latest Jamaican jumper to join University of Arkansas". Jamaica Observer.
  4. "Lance Lang, Jaydon Hibbert Highlight Impressive Additions To Razorbacks Roster". arkansasrazorbacks.com.
  5. "Hibbert makes statement of intent with long jump win". The Gleaner. 18 April 2022.
  6. "Jaydon Hibbert produces world-junior leading triple jump to win at Jamaica's Carifta Trials". Sportsmax.TV.
  7. "Clayton sets 10.96 Jamaican U20 100m record in Kingston". World Athletics.
  8. "Hibbert springs triple jump stunner to win world U20 title in Cali". World Athletics.
  9. "Jaydon Hibbert and Brandon Pottinger win gold for Jamaica, Clarke takes bronze in 400mh". Sportsmax.TV.
  10. "World U-20 Championships record for Hibbert to capture gold in men's triple jump". The Gleaner. 5 August 2022.
  11. Holt, Bob (14 May 2023). "Hibbert sets record as Razorbacks claim title". Hawgs Illustrated. wholehogsports.com: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  12. "Alfred, Garland and Wilson threaten world records at NCAA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  13. Boal, Erik (14 May 2023). "Arkansas sweeps SEC men's and women's titles". DyeStat. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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