Brandon Pottinger

Brandon Pottinger (born 8 June 2004) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships in the high jump.

Brandon Pottinger
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)High Jump
College teamTennessee Volunteers
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali High jump
NACAC U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 San JoséHigh jump
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal – second place2022 KingstonHigh jump
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U17)
Bronze medal – third place2019 George TownHigh jump

Personal life

Pottinger attends Palmer Trinity Catholic High in Florida. Pottinger qualifies to compete for Jamaica through parental links - his father Marlon Pottinger was a former Kingston College athlete.[1][2]

Career

The Jamaican U20 high jump champion, he won the high jump at the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships with a new personal best jump of 2.14m in Cali, Colombia. This put him ahead of the South African Brian Raats in silver and Bulgarian bronze medalist Bozhidar Saraboyukov. It was Jamaica’s first ever high jump gold medal at an international championship.[3][4]

References
  1. "Jamaican high jumper Brandon Pottinger moves to No. 1 in the USA". Jamaica.loopnews.com.
  2. "Historic high jump gold for Pottinger". Jamaica Observer.
  3. "Jaydon Hibbert and Brandon Pottinger win gold for Jamaica, Clarke takes bronze in 400mh". Sportsmax.TV.
  4. "Pottinger looking forward to long international career". Jamaica Gleaner.
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