| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1993 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Athletics (Track & Field) |
| Event | Decathlon |
Garrett Scantling (born May 19, 1993) is an American decathlete. He finished fourth at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in the decathlon, after winning the US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon.[1]
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Early life
Scantling graduated from Jacksonville Episcopal High School in 2011.[2]
Career
Football
Scantling caught 13 touchdowns for over 1,200 yards as a senior wide receiver in High School.[3] He went on to study financial planning and services at the University of Georgia and subsequently worked as a financial adviser. After winning the 2015 NCAA indoor heptathlon but finishing fourth in the decathlon at the US Olympic trials in 2016 and therefore missing out on selection for the Summer Games in Rio, Scantling signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons as a wide receiver but never debuted in the NFL.[4]
Athletics
In 2019 Scantling left his financial services job in Jacksonville and went to Athens, Georgia to his former UGA coach, Petros Kyprianou in order to concentrate on decathlon again. Scantling's first indoor competition in January 2020, he scored a heptathlon personal best of 6110 in Lexington, and followed that up a few weeks later with another personal best of 6209 to win at the US Indoor Championships in Annapolis, a world lead at the time and second overall in 2020, it was also the 8th best US mark of all time.[5][6]
In April 2021, at a meet in Athens he improved his personal best with 8476 points in his first decathlon competition in nearly five years, personal bests in the long jump with 7.56m and in the shot put with 16.20m.[7] In winning the US Olympic trial decathlon Scantling scored 8647 points. At the 2020 Olympics decathlon in finishing fourth Scantling scored 8611 points [8] including a 48.25 seconds personal best in the 400 metres,[9] and a personal best time in the 1500 metres of 4.35:54.[10]
Doping ban
In July 2022, Scantling was given a provisional suspension for an anti-doping whereabouts violation through 2024 Paris Olympics.[11] In November 2022 he was banned from competing for three years backdated to June 27, 2022, the date of his third whereabouts violation in a twelve-month period.[12]
Personal bests
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
- As of May 20, 2024
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | 8,867 points | Fayetteville | May 7, 2022 | 8,867 points |
| 100 meters | 10.53 (+1.8 m/s) | Eugene | June 29, 2021 | 968 points |
| Long jump | 7.68 m (25 ft 2+1⁄4 in) (+2.0 m/s) | Fayetteville | May 6, 2022 | 980 points |
| Shot put | 16.37 m (53 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Serbia | March 18, 2022 | 874 points |
| High jump | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Fayetteville | March 13, 2015 | 925 points |
| 400 meters | 48.25 | Tokyo | August 4, 2021 | 897 points |
| 110 meters hurdles | 13.59 (+1.0 m/s) | Fayetteville | March 18, 2022 | 1,028 points |
| Discus throw | 51.04 m (167 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Fayetteville | May 7, 2022 | 892 points |
| Pole vault | 5.22 m (17 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Athens, Georgia | April 10, 2021 | 979 points |
| Javelin throw | 69.37 m (227 ft 7 in) | Eugene | July 3, 2016 | 880 points |
| 1500 meters | 4:35.54 | Tokyo | August 5, 2021 | 709 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 9,132 points | |||
References
- ^ Freeman, Clayton (August 5, 2021). "Garrett Scantling, from Episcopal School of Jacksonville, places fourth in Olympic decathlon". jacksonville.com.
- ^ "Garrett Scantling". ESPN. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Newlin, William (June 2, 2020). "Olympic hopefuls Garrett Scantling and Devon Williams return to Athens Tokyo Dreaming". The Red and Black.
- ^ Bachman, Rachel (August 2, 2021). "The Top U.S. Olympic Decathlete's Training Aid? Estonians". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's... Garrett Scantling". World Athletics.
- ^ Pieraccini, Gabby (January 19, 2021). "World Tour of Decathlon: 2020 in Review".
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (April 12, 2021). "Grande gara di decathlon ad Athens in Georgia - SprintNews.it".
- ^ "Athletics SCANTLING Garrett - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - 400m - Heat 2 Results". Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - 1500m - Heat 1 Results". Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ U.S. Track and Field Athlete Garrett Scantling Accepts Provisional Suspension
- ^ "Garrett Scantling, world's top decathlete, banned three years". Olympics.nbcsports.com. November 18, 2022.
External links
- Garrett Scantling at World Athletics
- Garrett Scantling at www.USATF.org
- Garrett Scantling at TFRRS.org
- Garrett Scantling at ESPN.com (NFL)
- Garrett Scantling at Olympics.com
- Garrett Scantling at Olympedia
- Garrett Scantling at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
- Garrett Scantling at www.USATF.org
- Garrett Scantling at Team USA (archived)
This page was last edited on 21 May 2024, at 05:52