Brian Wellman (born September 8, 1967) is a former triple jumper from Bermuda, who became indoor world champion in 1995, setting a new championship record (CR) of 17.72. His personal best outdoors was 17.62 metres. Both these marks are Bermudan records. In addition, he has a wind-assisted (+7.1 m/s) mark of 17.75 metres. [1]
Wellman competed collegiately for the University of Arkansas where he won two NCAA Outdoor triple jump titles.
[edit] Achievements
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| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 6th |
| Universiade | Sheffield, England | 1st |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 5th |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 6th |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th |
| 1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 8th |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 10th |
[edit] World rankings
Wellman was ranked among the top ten triple jumpers in the world by Track and Field News on seven occasions[1]:
| Year | Event | World rank |
| 1992 | Triple Jump | 5th |
| 1993 | Triple Jump | 8th |
| 1994 | Triple Jump | 3rd |
| 1995 | Triple Jump | 3rd |
| 1996 | Triple Jump | 5th |
| 1997 | Triple Jump | 9th |
| 2001 | Triple Jump | 10th |
[edit] References
- ^ http://trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/tjworldranking.pdf
[edit] External links
