LaQuan Nairn
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Bahamas
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamLong jump
Pan American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 EdmontonLong jump
CAC Junior Championships (Junior)
Gold medal – first place2014 MoreliaLong jump
CAC Junior Championships (Youth)
Silver medal – second place2012 San Salvador Long jump
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal – first place2013 NassauLong jump
Silver medal – second place2013 NassauHigh jump
CARIFTA Games (Under 17)
Bronze medal – third place2012 HamiltonLong jump
Bronze medal – third place2012 HamiltonHigh jump

LaQuan Nairn (born 31 July 1996) is a male long jumper from Nassau, Bahamas. He attended C.R Walker High school in Nassau, Bahamas before going on to compete for South Plains College,[1] and University of Arkansas.[2] Nairn broke the Long jump indoor national record at the 2022 Tyson Invitational, with a jump of 8.18 meters.[3]

Nairn is the younger brother of Lourawls Nairn Jr. who played basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.[4]

Personal bests

EventTimeVenueDate
Long jump8.22 m (+2.0)Walnut, California16 APR 2022
Triple jump16.05 m (+1.3)College Station, Texas28 MAY 2021
Long jump (indoor)8.18 mFayetteville, Arkansas18 FEB 2022

References

  1. "In the long jump, freshman Laquan Nairn placed second with a jump of 7.70 meters". plainesmanpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. "LaQuan Nairn Advances In Triple Jump, Running Events Postponed Until Saturday". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. "Nairn Erases His National Record". Tribune 242. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. "Laquan Nairn, graduating as a Razorback track star at the University of Arkansas, joined big brother Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn - a former basketball player with the Michigan Stated Spartans". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 10 March 2022.


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