Marquis Dendy is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for horizontal jumping events.
Education
Marquis Dendy competed for Middletown in Middletown, Delaware where he set the state records in both jumping events. After high school he competed for the United States 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.
Career
His winning jump, of 8.68 m (28 ft 51⁄2 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. United States of America National Track and field Championships Major Track and Field Championships His first Championship was the 2013 Indoor Championship in the long jump. He grew up in a sporting family: his father was a sprinter at high school while his mother Dionne was a collegiate sprinter.