Akiba McKinney

American former track and field athlete (born 1979)

Akiba Mckinney

Personal information

Born|  (1979-03-09) March 9, 1979 (age 46)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Alma mater| Florida Metropolitan University
Height| 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight| 126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport| Track and field
Event| Long jump
Updated on 10 October 2014

Akiba McKinney (born March 9, 1979) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the long jump. She finished in third place at the U.S. Olympic trials in 2004, falling just short of qualifying for the Athens Olympic Games. She is most remembered as the United States Indoor Champion for the long jump in both 2006 and 2007.[1]

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's long jump (Standing long jump)

1927–1979
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* 1927: Katherine Mearls
* 1928: Katherine Mearls
* 1929: Katherine Mearls
* 1930: Katherine Mearls
* 1931: Katherine Mearls
* 1932: Kay Ungenach
* 1933: Dorothy Lyford
* 1934: Dorothy Lyford
* 1935: Helen Stephens
* 1936: Helen Stephens
* 1937: Claire Isicson
* 1941: Lucy Newell
* 1945: Clara Schroth
* 1946: Lorraine Boeson
* 1948: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
* 1949: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
* 1950: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
* 1951: Janet Moreau
* 1952: Janet Moreau
* 1953: Janet Moreau
* 1954: Cynthia Lane
* 1955: Shirley Hereford
* 1956: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
* 1957: Shirley Hereford
* 1958: Shirley Hereford
* 1959: Jo Ann Terry
* 1960: Sandra Smith
* 1961: Sandra Smith
* 1962: Willye White
* 1963: Edith McGuire
* 1964: Beverly Beckwith
* 1965:  Mary Rand (GBR), Martha Watson (3rd)
* 1966:  Chi Cheng (TPE), Willye White (2nd)
* 1967: Martha Watson
* 1968:  Tatyana Talysheva (URS), Martha Watson (2nd)
* 1969:  Irena Szewińska (POL), Martha Watson (4th)
* 1970:  Chi Cheng (TPE), Willye White (2nd)
* 1971: Marilyn King
* 1972: Martha Watson
* 1973:  Irena Szewińska (POL), Martha Watson (2nd)
* 1974: Martha Watson
* 1975: Martha Watson
* 1976: Martha Watson
* 1977: Kathy McMillan
* 1978:  Modupe Oshikoya (NGR), Kathy McMillan (2nd)
* 1979: Kathy McMillan

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Pat Johnson
* 1981:  Ana Alexander (CUB), Carol Lewis (2nd)
* 1982: Veronica Bell
* 1983: Carol Lewis
* 1984: Carol Lewis
* 1985: Carol Lewis
* 1986:  Heike Drechsler (GDR), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (2nd)
* 1987:  Heike Drechsler (GDR), Carol Lewis (3rd)
* 1988: Sheila Echols
* 1989: Jennifer Innis
* 1990:  Jacinta Bartholomew (GRN), Lashawn Simmons (2nd)
* 1991: Carol Lewis
* 1992: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993:  Christy Opara-Thompson (NGR), Sharon Couch (2nd)
* 1994: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
* 1995: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
* 1996: Shana Williams
* 1997: Dawn Burrell
* 1998: Dawn Burrell
* 1999: Shana Williams
* 2000: Adrien Sawyer
* 2001: Dawn Burrell
* 2002: Grace Upshaw
* 2003: Kiamesha Otey
* 2004: Tameisha King
* 2005: Rose Richmond
* 2006: Akiba McKinney
* 2007: Akiba McKinney
* 2008: Hyleas Fountain
* 2009: Brittney Reese
* 2010: Brittney Reese
* 2011: Janay DeLoach Soukup
* 2012: Janay DeLoach Soukup
* 2013: Janay DeLoach Soukup
* 2014: Tori Polk
* 2015: Funmi Jimoh
* 2016: Brittney Reese
* 2017: Erica Bougard
* 2018: Brittney Reese
* 2019: Kate Hall
* 2020: Quanesha Burks
* 2022: Quanesha Burks
* 2023: Rhesa Foster
* 2024: Tara Davis-Woodhall

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* Standing long jump was contested from 1927-61 and in 1964. An exhibition running long jump was held in 1948, also won by Cowperthwaite-Phillips.

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