Continuing his junior career, he won the USATF Junior Championships in 1990, setting a still standing meet record of 8.17 m (26 ft 9 3/4 in) [4] which qualified him for the International team. He was also Junior National Champion at 200 meters.[5] In Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he won the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics, setting a personal record of 8.20 m (26 ft 10 3/4 in) in the qualifying round, the #152 performance on the world all-time list.[6] He also won a Bronze medal in the 200 meters in that same competition. In 1991, as a 20-year-old, he placed second behind Mike Powell in the United States Olympic Festival.[7] Powell would claim the world record in the long jump two years later, a record he still holds.
With such exceptional results as junior athlete, continued success as a collegiate or professional athlete was anticipated. However, after a jail sentence for selling drugs that cost him his scholarship to Fresno State, a downward spiral of drug addiction, criminal activity, and prison sentences followed.
After a 9-year absence from competition, 29-year-old James Stallworth decided to return to competition in 2000 with an eye on making the US Olympic team. He achieving a 7.93 m (26 ft 1/4 in) long jump in a local championship in Long Beach, California.[8] While the result did not improve on his career best of 8.20 m (26 ft 10 3/4 in) set 10 years prior, the leap ranked him 21st in the United States that year. Stallworth participated in the Olympic Trials, but did not make the team.
As of 2017, Stallworth was working as a warehouse worker[9] at a Rescue Mission, living in transitional housing and working on his recovery from drug addiction.
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james, stallworth, athlete, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, a. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message James Stallworth born April 29 1971 is a retired American track and field athlete primarily known for the long jump He currently holds the NFHS High School Record for the long jump with a jump of 8 04 m 26 ft 4 3 4 in 1 set while winning the CIF California State High School Championships in Norwalk California on June 3 1989 2 3 Stallworth attended Tulare Union High School the same high school as the famous two time Olympic Decathlon champion Bob Mathias and Discus Gold Medalist Sim Iness James StallworthPersonal informationBornApril 29 1971Medal record Men s AthleticsRepresenting United StatesWorld Junior Championships1990 Plovdiv Long Jump1990 Plovdiv 4x100m relay1990 Plovdiv 200 mContinuing his junior career he won the USATF Junior Championships in 1990 setting a still standing meet record of 8 17 m 26 ft 9 3 4 in 4 which qualified him for the International team He was also Junior National Champion at 200 meters 5 In Plovdiv Bulgaria he won the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics setting a personal record of 8 20 m 26 ft 10 3 4 in in the qualifying round the 152 performance on the world all time list 6 He also won a Bronze medal in the 200 meters in that same competition In 1991 as a 20 year old he placed second behind Mike Powell in the United States Olympic Festival 7 Powell would claim the world record in the long jump two years later a record he still holds With such exceptional results as junior athlete continued success as a collegiate or professional athlete was anticipated However after a jail sentence for selling drugs that cost him his scholarship to Fresno State a downward spiral of drug addiction criminal activity and prison sentences followed After a 9 year absence from competition 29 year old James Stallworth decided to return to competition in 2000 with an eye on making the US Olympic team He achieving a 7 93 m 26 ft 1 4 in long jump in a local championship in Long Beach California 8 While the result did not improve on his career best of 8 20 m 26 ft 10 3 4 in set 10 years prior the leap ranked him 21st in the United States that year Stallworth participated in the Olympic Trials but did not make the team As of 2017 Stallworth was working as a warehouse worker 9 at a Rescue Mission living in transitional housing and working on his recovery from drug addiction References edit NFHS Rulebook p 83 Archived from the original on 2010 07 05 Retrieved 2010 02 25 White Lonnie 1989 06 04 State Prep Track and Field Meet Hawthorne Boys and Muir Girls Both Win but Do It Differently Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2023 11 23 California State Meet Results 1915 to present Hank Lawson Archived from the original on 2014 10 06 Retrieved 2012 12 25 USATF Junior Meet Records dead link http www legacy usatf org statistics USA Champions USAJuniorOutdoorTF men 200m aspx World All Time List Olympic Festival results Track and Field News Archived from the original on 2010 09 11 Retrieved 2010 02 25 Vigran Nancy 2017 07 20 James Stallworth Back on Top Valley Voice Retrieved 2017 07 25 External links editCalifornia State Records before 2000 James Stallworth at World Athletics nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Stallworth athlete amp oldid 1186437975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
