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LaMark Carter

LaMark Carter

USAUSAMen
Birth dateAug 23, 1970
BirthplaceShreveport, United States
Height1.80 m
Weight75 kg

LaMark Carter is an American former triple jumper born on August 23, 1970, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Standing 180 cm tall and weighing 75 kg, his personal best was 17.44 metres achieved in June 1998 in New Orleans.

Carter won silver at both the 1999 World Indoor Championships and 1999 Pan American Games. He was a three-time national champion in 1998, 1999, and 2001. He made the 2000 Olympic team but did not medal in Sydney. At the 2004 Olympic Trials, he tested positive for salbutamol.

A graduate of Captain Shreve High School who competed for Northwestern State, Carter holds the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix triple jump record of 16.93 metres from 1998.

PB

Personal bests

7.98
17.44

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2004
TJ
16.99-Jan 17, 2004
↓
Houston, TX (USA) (i)
2001
TJ
17.17+0.0Jun 24, 2001
↓
Eugene, OR (USA)
2000
LJ
7.67-Feb 5, 2000
↑
Joplin, MO (USA) (i)
2000
TJ
16.97+2.7Apr 15, 2000
↓
Sacramento, CA (USA)
1999
LJ
7.91+2.3Apr 2, 1999
↑
Houston, TX (USA) (i)
1999
TJ
17.15+2.1Jun 24, 1999
↓
La Cartuja, Sevilla (ESP)
1998
LJ
7.79+2.5Apr 25, 1998
↑
Natchitoches, LA (USA)
1998
TJ
17.44+1.7Jun 20, 1998
↓
New Orleans, LA (USA)
1997
LJ
7.45-Jan 17, 1997
↑
Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
1997
TJ
17.06-Feb 28, 1997
↓
USA Indoor Championships
1996
LJ
7.98-0.1May 3, 1996
↑
Numazu (JPN)
1996
TJ
17.12-Mar 2, 1996
↓
Atlanta, GA (USA) (i)
1995
TJ
16.92-Mar 10, 1995
↓
IAAF World Indoor Championships
1994
TJ
16.94-1.8Jun 16, 1994
↓
Knoxville, TN (USA)
1993
TJ
16.78+0.7Jun 5, 1993
↓
New Orleans NCAA Championships
1992
TJ
16.68+2.0Apr 25, 1992
↓
Natchitoches, LA (USA)

2004

9 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.69+0.9Jul 17USA Championships, Sacramento, CA
TJ
16.96+2.3May 8Modesto Relays, Modesto, CA
TJ
16.62+2.9May 2Houston Tom Tellez Invitational, Houston, TX
TJ
16.95+2.2Apr 17Fort Worth TCU Invitational, Fort Worth, TX
TJ
16.73+4.9Apr 10College Station Texas A&M Invitational, College Station, TX
TJ
16.47-Mar 5Budapest IAAF World Indoor Championships, Sportaréna, Budapest (i)
TJ
16.48-Feb 28US Indoor Championships, Boston, MA (i)
TJ
16.23-Jan 30Baton Rouge Bayou Bengal Invitational, Baton Rouge, LA (i)
TJ
16.99-Jan 17Houston Indoor Opener, Houston, TX (i)

2001

13 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.83-0.5Sep 4Goodwill Games, Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Nathan, Brisbane
TJ
16.60+0.3Aug 4IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
TJ
16.60+0.3Aug 3IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
TJ
16.63-1.4Jul 28Indianapolis, IN
TJ
16.25-Jul 8New London, CT
TJ
17.01-Jul 1Glasgow Norwich Union Challenge - GBR-USA-RUS, Glasgow
TJ
17.17+0.0Jun 24USA Championships, Eugene, OR
TJ
17.15+1.3May 18Baton Rouge LSU Last Ditch, Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
16.88+1.6May 12Modesto Relays Open, Modesto, CA
TJ
16.94+5.7Apr 28Des Moines Drake Relays Coll/Univ., Des Moines, IA
TJ
16.90+1.2Apr 14Baton Rouge LSU Alumni Gold, Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
16.90-Mar 3USA Indoor Championships
TJ
16.86-Jan 27Baton Rouge LSU Purple Tiger, Baton Rouge, LA (i)

2000

18 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
15.80+0.3Oct 5Doha IAAF Grand Prix Final
TJ
16.47-0.2Sep 23The XXVII Olympic Games
TJ
16.47-0.2Sep 22The XXVII Olympic Games
TJ
16.18-0.1Sep 9Yokohama Taiyo Giken Super Meet, Yokohama
TJ
16.21+1.6Aug 28Gateshead CGU Classic, Gateshead
TJ
16.66+0.6Aug 11Weltklasse Zürich
TJ
16.05+1.0Aug 5London Norwich Union British Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London
TJ
16.96-0.6Jul 23USA Championships
TJ
16.72+1.5Jul 21USA Championships, Sacramento, CA
TJ
16.46-0.4Jun 30Roma Golden Gala
TJ
16.81+4.5Jun 24Indianapolis, IN
TJ
16.57+3.0Apr 29Fort-de-France Meeting du Conseil Général, Fort-de-France
TJ
16.97+2.7Apr 15Baton Rouge LSU Alumni Gold, Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
16.66-Mar 3USA Indoor Championships
TJ
16.83-Feb 12Fayetteville Tyson Inv., Fayetteville, AR (i)
LJ
7.67-Feb 5Joplin, MO (i)
TJ
16.19-Jan 29Baton Rouge LSU Invitational, Baton Rouge, LA (i)
LJ
7.57-Jan 15Baton Rouge LSU Purple Tiger, Baton Rouge, LA (i)

1999

10 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.86+0.0Sep 5Leverkusen
TJ
16.71+1.5Sep 3Glasgow GBR-USA, Glasgow
TJ
17.10+0.2Aug 25IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla
TJ
17.01+0.1Aug 23IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla
TJ
17.01+0.1Aug 21IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla
TJ
17.10+0.2Aug 21IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla
TJ
16.47-0.3Aug 7London CGU British Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London
TJ
17.09+0.5Jul 30Winnipeg Pan American Games, Winnipeg
TJ
17.15+2.1Jun 24USA Championships, Eugene, OR
LJ
7.34+1.2May 8Osaka Japan Grand Prix, Osaka
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Honours

🥇

USA Indoor Championships

Triple Jump

2001
🥇

USA Championships

Triple Jump

2001
🥈

IAAF World Indoor Championships

Triple Jump

1999
🥈

Winnipeg Pan American Games

Triple Jump

1999
6

IAAF World Championships

Triple Jump

1999
🥇

USA Championships

Triple Jump

1999
🥇

USA Indoor Championships

Triple Jump

1999
🥈

Winnipeg Pan American Games

Triple Jump

1999
🥇

US Championships

Triple Jump

1998
5

Johannesburg IAAF World Cup

Triple Jump

1998
🥇

USA Indoor Championships

Triple Jump

1997
🥇

USA Indoor Championships

Triple Jump

1996
🥉

Fukuoka Universiade

Triple Jump

1995
6

IAAF World Indoor Championships

Triple Jump

1995