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Jordan Scott (triple jumper)

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Jordan Scott
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 29)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsTriple jump: 17.69 m (Doha, 2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing BERJAYA Jamaica
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 ToruńTriple jump
Commonwealth Game
Gold medal – first place2026 GlasgowTriple jump

Jordan Scott (born 29 June 1997) is a Jamaican triple jumper. He is a multiple-time national champion and won the silver medal representing Jamaica at the 2026 World Indoor Championships and the gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Early life

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He attended Campion College, Jamaica.[2] He finished sixth in the final of the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz in July 2016.[3] Shortly afterwards, he started at the University of Virginia.[4]

Career

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He won his first national title in the triple jump in 2018.[5][6] In May 2019, he jumped a personal best distance of 17.08 metres in Charlottesville, Virginia.[7] He was the winner of the 2019 triple jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. In September 2019, he represent Jamaica at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.[8] He won the Jamaican Athletics Championships again in June 2021.[9]

He competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[10] He finished fifth in the final of the Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump in August 2022.[11]

He won the Jamaican Athletics Championships in 2024.[12] He competed in the triple jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[13][14]

He was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where he placed fifth overall in the final of the triple jump, with a late-round jump of 17.10 metres. However, he was later upgraded to a fourth-place finish after Brazilian Almir dos Santos was disqualified after the event for competing in shoes which went against the regulations.[15][16]

He landed a personal best to win the triple jump at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025.[17] The following weekend, he had a second-place finish at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League, with a best jump of 17.00 metres.[18] He jumped a 17.34 metres personal best to win the 2025 Bislett Games and 17.27 metres to win the 2025 Meeting de Paris, both part of the 2025 Diamond League, in June 2025.[19][20] He won the triple jump at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships with a jump of 17.15 metres.[21] He set a new personal best of 17.44 metres and then increased it to 17.52 metres to win the 2025 Herculis event in Monaco on 11 July 2025.[22] He placed fourth at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.[23]

In September 2025, he was a finalist at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, placing fifth overall.[24]

Scott won the silver medal representing Jamaica at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, on 20 March 2026, recording a best jump of 17.33 metres.[25][26] In May, Scott jumped a personal best 17.66 m to win the men’s triple jump at the Coqui International Cup in Puerto Rico.[27] On 4 June, Scott finished second with 17.33m at the 2026 Golden Gala in Rome and the following week won in the Diamond League in Oslo ahead of Andy Diaz and Yasser Triki, his fellow medalists in Toruń.[28][29] On 19 June, Scott jumped a personal best 17.69 m to place second to Pedro Pichardo at the 2026 Doha Diamond League.[30] On 1 August 2026, he won the gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, leading the competition from start to finish following an opening leap of 16.52m, and improving later to 16.72m.[31]

References

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  1. ↑ "Jordan Scott". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jordan Scott out of triple jump due to hamstring injury". Jamaica Gleaner. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bydgoszcz IAAF World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ↑ White, Jeff (7 April 2017). "Jamaican Triple-Jumper Off to Flying Start at UVA". Virginia.edu. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Triple jumper Scott cops first national title at 'Trials'". Jamaica Observer. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Big Triple Jumping by Jordan Scott". Athleticsja.org. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "VIRGINIA TRIPLE JUMPER JORDAN SCOTT READY TO PURSUE DIVISION 1 INDOOR TITLE REPEAT, BUT BIGGEST GOAL REMAINS OLYMPICS". Runnerspace. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Triple jumper Jordan Scott - A work in progress". Jamaica Gleaner. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Scott finishes fifth in men's triple jump". Jamaica Gleaner. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Men's Triple jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Levy, Leighton (7 July 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  15. ↑ Levy, Leighton (15 March 2025). "Ackera Nugent and Wayne Pinnock Lead Jamaica's Squad for World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing". SportsMax. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Diaz Hernandez flies to first gold of WIC Nanjing 25 with triple jump triumph". World Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "Tinch and Duplantis fly in Shanghai/Keqiao". World Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  19. ↑ Crumley, Euan (12 June 2025). "RECORD-BREAKING WARHOLM BACK TO HIS BEST". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "Impressive Scott wins triple jump at Paris Diamond League". Jamaica Gleaner. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  21. ↑ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Lyles back with a bang in Monaco". World Athletics. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  23. ↑ "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  25. ↑ Smith, Gary (9 March 2026). "Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson headlines the Jamaica 2026 World Indoor team". World-Track. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  26. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  27. ↑ "Scott soars to world lead in Puerto Rico, Blake dips below 10 at JC". Jamaica Gleaner. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Pathirage and Cunningham break meeting records in Rome". World Athletics. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "Lutkenhaus and Cheruiyot win brilliant battles in Oslo". World Athletics. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Zapletalová and Paulino break meeting records in Doha". World Athletics. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  31. ↑ Crumley, Euan. "MATT DENNY'S GOLDEN THROW PUTS HIM IN ELITE COMMONWEALTH COMPANY". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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