Jangy Addy
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing File:Flag of Liberia 23px.svg Liberia | ||
| All-Africa Games | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 2011 Maputo | Decathlon |
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Jangy McKinley Addy (born 2 March 1985) is a Liberian decathlete.
He was born in 1985 in Sacramento, California, was raised in Norcross, Georgia and attended the University of Tennessee. His parents are from Liberia and he was eligible to compete for that nation.[1] He served as the flag-bearer for Liberia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 19th in the decathlon.[2]
Achievements
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| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 11th | Decathlon (junior) | 7129 pts |
| Representing File:Flag of Liberia 23px.svg Liberia | |||||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 19th | Decathlon | 7665 pts |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 1st | Decathlon | 7985 pts |
| 2012 | Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | 23rd | Decathlon | 7586 pts |
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References
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Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Liberian men decathletes
- American people of Liberian descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Liberia
- Sportspeople from Norcross, Georgia
- University of Tennessee alumni
- American men decathletes
- Track and field athletes from Sacramento, California
- African Games gold medalists for Liberia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Western African sport of athletics biography stubs
- Liberian sportspeople stubs