American high jumper
Tony Barton
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Born | October 17, 1969 (1969-10-17) (age 55) Washington, D.C. |
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Children | Marley and Jaden Barton |
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Orrin Anthony Barton (born October 17, 1969) is an American retired high jumper.
Barton was born in Washington, D.C. He finished fifth at the 1992 World Cup, won the 1993 Summer Universiade, finished eighth at the 1993 World Championships, won the bronze medal at the 1995 World Indoor Championships and seventh at the 1995 World Championships. At one time he was the third-ranked high jumper in the world and number one in the United States.
His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in June 1992 in New Orleans.[1] He also had 8.16 metres in the long jump.
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Standing high jump | |
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High jump |
- 1906: Herbert Gidney
- 1907: Harry Porter
- 1908: Harry Porter
- 1909: Harry Porter
- 1910: Harry Grumpelt
- 1911: Samuel Lawrence
- 1913: John Johnstone
- 1914: Eugene Jennings
- 1915: Wesley Oler
- 1916: Jo Loomis
- 1917: Jo Loomis
- 1918: Egon Erickson
- 1919: Walter Whalen
- 1920: Walter Whalen
- 1921: Richmond Landon
- 1922: Leroy Brown
- 1923: Harold Osborn
- 1924: Harold Osborn
- 1925: Harold Osborn
- 1926: Harold Osborn
- 1927: Charles W. Major
- 1928: Anton Burg
- 1929: Charles W. Major
- 1930: Anton Burg
- 1931: Anton Burg
- 1932: George Spitz
- 1933: George Spitz
- 1934: Walter Marty, George Spitz
- 1935: Cornelius Johnson
- 1936: Ed Burke
- 1937: Ed Burke
- 1938: Lloyd Thompson
- 1939: Mel Walker
- 1940: Arthur Byrnes
- 1941: Mel Walker
- 1942: Adam Berry, Josh Williamson
- 1943: Bill Vessie, Josh Williamson
- 1944: Dave Albritton, Bill Vessie
- 1945: Ken Wiesner, Josh Williamson
- 1946: John Vislocky
- 1947: John Vislocky
- 1948: John Vislocky
- 1949: Dick Phillips
- 1950: John Vislocky
- 1951: John Heintzmann, Jack Razetto, Josh Williamson
- 1952: Lewis Hall
- 1953: Lewis Hall
- 1954: Herman Wyatt
- 1955: Lewis Hall, Ernie Shelton
- 1956: Ernie Shelton
- 1957: Phil Reavis
- 1958: Herman Wyatt
- 1959: John Thomas
- 1960: John Thomas
- 1961: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd)
- 1962: John Thomas
- 1963: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd)
- 1964: John Thomas
- 1965: Valeriy Brumel (URS), Gene Johnson (3rd)
- 1966: John Thomas
- 1967: John Rambo
- 1968: Valentin Gavrilov (URS), Steve Kelly (2nd)
- 1969: John Rambo
- 1970: Otis Burrell
- 1971: Reynaldo Brown
- 1972: Gene White
- 1973: Dwight Stones
- 1974: Tom Woods
- 1975: Dwight Stones
- 1976: Robert Forget (CAN), Bill Knoedel (2nd)
- 1977: Paul Underwood
- 1978: Dwight Stones
- 1979: Benn Fields
- 1980: Franklin Jacobs
- 1981: Jeff Woodard
- 1982: Dwight Stones
- 1983: Tyke Peacock
- 1984: Dennis Lewis
- 1985: Jim Howard
- 1986: Jim Howard
- 1987: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd)
- 1988: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd)
- 1989: Troy Kemp (BAH), Tom McCants (2nd)
- 1990: Hollis Conway
- 1991: Javier Sotomayor (CUB), Hollis Conway (2nd)
- 1992: Hollis Conway
- 1993: Hollis Conway
- 1994: Hollis Conway
- 1995: Tony Barton
- 1996: Charles Austin
- 1997: Charles Austin
- 1998: Sam Hill
- 1999: Henry Patterson
- 2000: Matt Hemingway
- 2001: Nathan Leeper
- 2002: Nathan Leeper
- 2003: Charles Austin
- 2004: Jamie Nieto
- 2005: Tora Harris
- 2006: Adam Shunk
- 2007: Tora Harris
- 2008: Andra Manson
- 2009: Andra Manson
- 2010: Jesse Williams
- 2011: Jesse Williams
- 2012: Jesse Williams
- 2013: Dusty Jonas
- 2014: Erik Kynard
- 2015: Erik Kynard
- 2016: Erik Kynard
- 2017: Erik Kynard
- 2018: Erik Kynard
- 2019: Jeron Robinson
- 2020: Erik Kynard
- 2022: JuVaughn Harrison
- 2023: Shelby McEwen
- 2024: Shelby McEwen
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