*Jeffrey Henderson (born February 19, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump and 100 meter dash. He has a personal record of 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) for the long jump by winning the 2015 Pan Am Games gold medal. Other top results include becoming the 2014 USA Outdoor national long jump champion, and is a member of the United States 2010 and 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships teams. On August 13 ,2016, Jeff Henderson came through on his final jump to claim the gold medal in the men’s long jump on Saturday at the Rio Olympics. It’s the first gold in the event for the USA since 2004. Henderson leaped 8.38 meters (27 feet, 6 inches) to edge past Luvo Manyonga (8.37 m) of South Africa by 1 centimeter.
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United States’ Jeff Henderson celebrates winning the gold medal in the men’s long jump during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
