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Johnny Brackins
Personal information
Born29 July 2003 (21 years, 148 days old)[1][2]
Kansas City, Missouri, United States[3]
Education
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)[2]
Sport
Country United States
SportSport of athletics
EventLong jump
College team
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • LJ: 8.23m (2024)
  • TJ: 15.69m (2022)
  • 60mH: 7.55 (2024)
  • 110mH: 13.37m (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cali 4 × 100 m relay
Updated on December 2024

Johnny Brackins Jr. (born 29 July 2003) is an American long jumper and hurdler and the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winner in the long jump. Brackins was a former U.S. U20 champion in the long jump and bronze medallist in the 4 × 100 m at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships. Representing the USC Trojans, Brackins also finished runner-up in the 60 meter hurdles at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Career

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Competing for Lee's Summit High School, Brackins was a two-time Missouri State High School Activities Association champion in the long jump and a finalist in the long and triple jump at the 2019 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships.[3] Brackins signed a letter of intent to compete for the University of Southern California out of high school, but he actually joined the Baylor Bears track and field team for one year instead, where he qualified for both the indoor and outdoor long jump NCAA championships placing 7th and 17th respectively.[2][4]

After winning the long jump at the 2022 USA U20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Brackins qualified to represent the U.S. at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in both the long jump and 4 × 100 m relay. Entering the long jump with the world's leading U20 mark, Brackins placed 6th with a 7.81 m leap. Later in the 4 × 100 m, Brackins led off the U.S. team in the heats and anchored for them in the finals to win the bronze medal behind Japan and Jamaica.[2]

Following the 2022 season, Brackins transferred to the USC Trojans track and field program, improving his long jump finish to 5th at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. In his first senior national final at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Brackins finished 14th in the long jump.[2]

During the run-up to the 2024 Olympics, Brackins won his first national title at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and was qualified to represent the U.S. at the World Indoor Championships long jump, but he chose not to enter.[5][6] Though Brackins only finished 4th in the long jump at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships, he improved to 2nd in the 60 m hurdles.[2][7]

Outdoors, Brackins qualified for 110 m hurdles and long jump finals at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing 4th again and 9th respectively. He entered in the long jump at the 2024 United States Olympic trials, and led all qualifiers going in to the finals.[8] With only top three athletes in the finals guaranteed selection to the U.S. Olympic team, Brackins jumped 8.17 m and finished 4th.[2]

Personal life

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Brackins was born on 29 July 2003 and grew up in Lee's Summit, Missouri, a suburb of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[3][9] His father Johnny Brackins Sr. was a collegiate athlete that had competed at the United States Olympic trials in the past.[10]

After graduating from Lee's Summit High School, Brackins spent one year at Baylor University before transferring to the University of Southern California.[3]

Brackins took interest in business architecture and sought to become a medical lawyer after his athletic career ended.[3][10]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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Long Jump progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 7.20 m (−0.2 m/s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Great Southwest Classic Albuquerque, NM 7 Jun 2019 [11]
2 7.35 m sh 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mizzou HS Series Meet #2 Columbia, MO 8 Feb 2020 [12]
3 7.48 m sh 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mizzou HS Series Championships Columbia, MO 22 Feb 2020 [13]
4 7.78 m sh 1st place, gold medalist(s) Larry Wieczorek Invitational Iowa City, IA 21 Jan 2022 [14]
5 7.82 m sh 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet Lexington, KY 27 Jan 2022 [15]
6 8.06 m (+0.9 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) Big 12 Championships Lubbock, TX 13 May 2022 [16]
7 8.16 m sh 5th NCAA Indoor Championships Albuquerque, NM 9 Mar 2023 [17]
8 8.23 m sh 1st place, gold medalist(s) USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, NM 16 Feb 2024 [18]

References

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  1. ^ Johnny Brackins at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Johnny Brackins at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Johnny Brackins Jr". usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Johnny Brackins Jr". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Road to Glasgow 24". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Johnny Brackins Jr. Sets USC Track & Field Record In Winning USATF Indoor Long Jump Title". usctrojans.com. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Track and Field: 20-Year-Old Grabs Prestigious NCAA Title After Magnificent Performance at USATF Indoor Championships". essentiallysports.com. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Johnny Brackins 1st Place Men's Long Jump Qualifying - U.S. Olympic Team Trials 2024". RunnerSpace. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Johnny Brackins". baylorbears.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b "JOHNNY BRACKINS JR". johnnybrackinsjr. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12931645". Tilastopaja.
  12. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12957703". Tilastopaja.
  13. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12958572". Tilastopaja.
  14. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13001000". Tilastopaja.
  15. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13001282". Tilastopaja.
  16. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13012416". Tilastopaja.
  17. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13030171". Tilastopaja.
  18. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13055644". Tilastopaja.
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