# Marquis Dendy

Marquis Dendy (born November 17, 1992) is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for horizontal jumping events. He is the 2015 National Champion in the Long jump. His winning jump, of 8.68 m (28 ft 5+1⁄2 in), though wind aided at +3.7mps, his first jump of the competition, was the longest jump in the world under any conditions in over 5 years. He grew up in Middletown, Delaware.
Injury forced long-jumper Dendy out of Rio Olympics.

## USA National Track and field Championships

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
| 2023 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | Long jump | 8.14 m (26 ft 8+1⁄4 in) |
| 2022 | 2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Spokane, Washington | 2nd | Long jump | 8.14 m (26 ft 8+1⁄4 in) |
| 2021 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | Long jump | 8.38 m (27 ft 5+3⁄4 in) |
| 2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | Long jump | 8.04 m (26 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
| 2017 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 2nd | Long jump | 8.39 m (27 ft 6+1⁄4 in) |
| 2016 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | Long jump | 8.42 m (27 ft 7+1⁄4 in) |
| 2016 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Portland, Oregon | 1st | Long jump | 8.41 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| 2015 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | Long jump | 8.68 m (28 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| 2015 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.23 m (56 ft 6+1⁄4 in) |
| 2013 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | Long jump | 8.10 m (26 ft 6+3⁄4 in) |
| 2012 | US Olympic Trials | Hayward Field, Eugene | T-11th | Long jump | 7.73 m (25 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (P) |
| 2011 | USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | DNS | Long jump | DNS |
| 2011 | USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | Triple jump | 15.44 m (50 ft 7+3⁄4 in) |
| 2010 | USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium | 4th | Long jump | 7.17 m (23 ft 6+1⁄4 in) |
| 2010 | USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium | 2nd | Triple jump | 15.60 m (51 ft 2 in) |

## Major Track and Field Championships

| Year | Championship | Venue | Event | Mark | Place |
| 2022 | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | Long jump | 8.27 m (27 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 3rd |
| 2021 | 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | Long jump | 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) | 19th (q) |
| 2018 | 2018 NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | Long jump | 8.29 m (27 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | 1st |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Long jump | 8.42 m (27 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | 3rd |
| 2017 | 16th IAAF World Championships Outdoor | London, United Kingdom | Long jump | 7.78 m (25 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | 20th (q) |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, Oregon | Long jump | 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in) | 1st |
| 2015 | 15th IAAF World Championships Outdoor | Beijing National Stadium | Triple jump | 16.73 m (54 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 13th |
| 2015 | 15th IAAF World Championships Outdoor | Beijing National Stadium | Long jump | 7.78 m (25 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | 21st |
| 2013 | 14th IAAF World Championships Outdoor | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Long jump | 7.36 m (24 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | 27th |
| 2012 | 7th NACAC Under-23 Championships Outdoor | Irapuato, Mexico | Long jump | 7.68 m (25 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | 1st |
| 2010 | 13th IAAF World Junior Championships Outdoor | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | Triple jump | 15.53 m (50 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | 8th |

## NCAA

Dendy just had completed his final season at the University of Florida, where he won the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both the long jump and the triple jump, defending his 2014 championships in the same events. He accomplished the same double at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, setting the meet record in the triple jump. His first NCAA Championship was the 2013 Indoor Championship in the long jump.
| Year | Championship | Venue | Event | Time | Place |
| 2012 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Kentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KY | Long jump | 26 feet 5.5 inches (8.065 m) | 7th |
| 2012 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Kentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KY | Triple jump | 50 feet 3.25 inches (15.3226 m) | 1st |
| 2012 | NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Boise State-Jackson's Track - Nampa, ID | Long jump | 25 feet 3.5 inches (7.709 m) | 8th |
| 2012 | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | LSU - Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Baton Rouge, LA | Triple jump | 50 feet 9.5 inches (15.481 m) | 6th |
| 2012 | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | LSU - Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Baton Rouge, LA | Long jump | 24 feet 11.25 inches (7.6010 m) | 8th |
| 2012 | NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | Triple jump | 50 feet 2.5 inches (15.304 m) | 20th |
| 2012 | NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | Long jump | 24 feet 11.75 inches (7.6137 m) | 10th |
| 2013 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | Long jump | 27 feet 1 inch (8.26 m) | 1st |
| 2013 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | Triple jump | 53 feet 3.75 inches (16.2497 m) | 3rd |
| 2013 | NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | Long jump | 27 feet 2 inches (8.28 m) | 1st |
| 2013 | NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | Triple jump | 53 feet 1.75 inches (16.1989 m) | 4th |
| 2013 | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Missouri - Columbia, MO | Triple jump | 52 feet 7.25 inches (16.0338 m) | 2nd |
| 2013 | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Missouri - Columbia, MO | Long jump | 27 feet 2.25 inches (8.2868 m) | 2nd |
| 2013 | NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Hayward Field - Eugene, OR | Triple jump | 50 feet 9.25 inches (15.4750 m) | 18th |
| 2014 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium - College Station, TX | Triple jump | 49 feet 0.75 inches (14.9543 m) | 11th |
| 2014 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium - College Station, TX | Long jump | 24 feet 7.25 inches (7.4994 m) | 4th |
| 2014 | NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Albuquerque Convention Center - Albuquerque, NM | Long jump | 22 feet 2.25 inches (6.7628 m) | 16th |
| 2014 | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Kentucky - Lexington, KY | Triple jump | 54 feet 2.5 inches (16.523 m) | 1st |
| 2014 | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Kentucky - Lexington, KY | Long jump | 24 feet 7.25 inches (7.4994 m) | 10th |
| 2014 | NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Hayward Field - Eugene, OR | Triple jump | 55 feet 11.25 inches (17.0498 m) | 1st |
| 2014 | NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Hayward Field - Eugene, OR | Long jump | 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 m) | 1st |
| 2015 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Kentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KY | Triple jump | 55 feet 8.5 inches (16.980 m) | 1st |
| 2015 | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championships | Kentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KY | Long jump | 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 m) | 1st |
| 2015 | NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | Triple jump | 57 feet 0 inches (17.37 m) | 1st |
| 2015 | NCAA Indoor track and field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | Long jump | 27 feet 2 inches (8.28 m) | 1st |
| 2015 | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Mississippi St. - Mississippi State, MS | Triple jump | 56 feet 11.25 inches (17.3546 m) | 1st |
| 2015 | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Mississippi St. - Mississippi State, MS | Long jump | 26 feet 10.5 inches (8.192 m) | 1st |
| 2015 | NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Hayward Field - Eugene, OR | Triple jump | 58 feet 1.25 inches (17.7102 m) | 1st |
| 2015 | NCAA Outdoor track and field Championships | Hayward Field - Eugene, OR | Long jump | 27 feet 8 inches (8.43 m) | 1st |

## High school

Marquis Dendy competed for Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware where he set the state records in long jump 25 feet 3.5 inches (7.709 m) and triple jump 52 feet 7 inches (16.03 m). After high school he competed for the US in the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, winning the gold medal in the long jump. He had previously experienced international competition as a 17-year-old in the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics where he finished 8th in the triple jump.

## Personal

He grew up in a sporting family: his father was a sprinter at high school while his mother Dionne was a collegiate sprinter. His aunt Terri Dendy was a sprint relay medalist at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. He shared the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association's award as Delaware's Outstanding Athlete of 2014.