Kenny Evans (high jumper)

Kenny Evans

Personal information
Full name	Kenny Evans
Born	(1979-04-06) April 6, 1979 (age 45) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
College team	Arkansas State University
Club	Arkansas Razorbacks
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) (2000)[1]

Kenny Evans (born April 6, 1979) is a retired American high jumper. He finished thirteenth at the 2000 Olympic Games. His personal best jump is 2.31 metres (7 ft 7 in), achieved in March 2000 in Fayetteville.^[1][2]

Evans won the high jump at the 1998 and 2001 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. He was also a three-time champion indoors and a winner outdoors at the Southeastern Conference Championships.^[3]

Evans is the father of professional basketball player Keenan Evans, who previously played college basketball at Texas Tech University.^[4][5]

References

1. "Evans Still A School-Record Holder". Arkansas Razorbacks. November 7, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
2. "Olympedia – Kenny Evans". Retrieved April 24, 2023.
3. http://static.lakana.com/nxsglobal/nwahomepage/document_dev/2016/06/30/2016%20MTR%20Olympic%20Trials%20Profiles_9279496_ver1.0.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
4. "Keenan Evans, Maccabi: 'This is the type of stuff you live for'". EuroLeague. December 22, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
5. Murphree, Marcus (April 16, 2014). "Berkner star guard Keenan Evans signs with Texas Tech basketball". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 11, 2018.

External links

• Kenny Evans at World Athletics