OregonGoldRush | Triple jumper Jordan Scott - A work in progress
Published:Thursday | July 21, 2022 | 10:34 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter
National triple jumper Jordan Scott's first world championship experience ended almost as quickly as it began, an injury forcing him out of the 2019 men's triple jump qualifying round in Doha.
Three years later, Scott is hoping to find better luck and give himself a chance to make the final as his 2022 World Athletics Championship campaign starts tonight at 8:20 p.m. Jamaica time.
Scott suffered a hamstring injury after his first jump in Doha and was unable to continue.
According to Scott, 2022 has been a year of getting used to the demands of being a professional but he believes he has the ability to make it at the highest level.
"It's been an interesting season. I feel like it's my year transitioning into being a professional athlete. So it has come with it a whole bunch of ups and downs. I set this goal early out so to be here is a blessing and the aim is to get something out of it this year," Scott told The Gleaner.
His season's best this year is 16.69 metres, which he achieved on June 12, two weeks before the national championships.
Scott said he has been working on his technique and found it is leading to improvements, a year on from failing to make it to the Tokyo Olympics.
"It was a very humbling year. But this year has been about going back to the drawing board, looking back on the mistakes that I made and trying to see how best to correct them. I won't lie to you and say that I have corrected all of them. I am working on it and I feel that it is a work in progress," Scott said.
Scott hopes that he can make progress in Eugene in jumping over 17.05, the automatic qualifying standard for the final.
Scott's personal best is 17.08, which he set three years ago in May. While he has not gone past 16.80 this year, Scott believes that he has every chance of recreating that 2019 form.
"I believe it is very much attainable. So the goal is to make it to the final which would be a one-up for me from 2019. And whatever comes from that is good in my opinion," Scott said.
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