Rayfield Dupree

American triple jumper

Rayfield Dupree

Personal information

Nationality| American
Born|  (1953-04-02) April 2, 1953 (age 70)
Los Angeles, United States
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| Triple jump

Rayfield Dupree (born April 2, 1953) is an American former track and field athlete, who competed in the men's triple jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

## Competition[edit]

Rayfield Dupree triple jump results  Competition | Year | Rank | Mark | Ref

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NCAA Outdoor | 1973 | 4 | 15.93 | [2]
U.S. Outdoor | 1975 | 4 | 16.43 | [3]
U.S. Outdoor | 1976 | 4 | 16.60 | [3]
U.S. Olympic trials | 1976 | 3 | 17.01 w | [4]
Olympic Games | 1976 | 12 | 16.23 (16.50 Q) | [1][5]
Ohio Valley Conference Indoor | 1977 | 1 | 15.79 i | [6]
U.S. Outdoor | 1977 | 6 | 16.55 | [3]
U.S. Outdoor | 1977 | 6 | 16.55 | [3]
U.S. Outdoor | 1978 | 2 | 16.46 w | [3]

Dupree was a junior at California State University, Long Beach when he came fourth in the 1973 NCAA Championships.[2] He represented the U.S. Army in the 1976 Olympic trials.[4][5] The following season he was at Middle Tennessee State University and became Ohio Valley Conference indoor champion.[7] He qualified for the 1980 Olympic trials but withdrew.[8]

In June 1981 Dupree was working as a mail carrier in Los Angeles when an irate customer attacked him with lye.[9] He was hospitalised for three weeks and off work for three months.[9] He recovered to compete in the 1982 U.S. Outdoor Championships, driving from Los Angeles to Knoxville, Tennessee.[9]

## Post competition[edit]

In 1993 Dupree founded the Team World Track club near his home in Moreno Valley, California.[7] In 2005 he pleaded guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct in connection with two 13-year-old girls he was coaching there.[7]

## Family[edit]

In 1982 Dupree was married with three children.[9] His daughter Gaylian is the mother of football player De'Anthony Thomas, for whom Rayfield was a childhood sprint coach.[10]

## Sources[edit]

* Hymans, Richard (2008), The History of the United States Olympic Trials (PDF), USA Track & Field, archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2019, retrieved May 23, 2021

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rayfield Dupree Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
2. ^ a b "1973 NCAA MEN" (PDF). Track & Field News. April 2020. p. 8. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
3. ^ a b c d e "History of US Nationals Results: Triple Jump - Men". Track & Field News. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
4. ^ a b Hymans 2008 p. 172
5. ^ a b Slear, Tom (1993). Achieving Excellence: The Military's Olympic Story. Armed Forces Sports Committee. p. 51.
6. ^ Middle Tennessee State University. "2009 Track and Field Media Guide". Issuu. p. 35. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
7. ^ a b c "Track coach Dupree pleads guilty of molestation". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 8, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
8. ^ Hymans 2008 p. 217
9. ^ a b c d Katz, Mike; Mifflin, Lawrie (June 18, 1982). "Express Mailman". The New York Times. p. A20.
10. ^

* Alexander, Stephen (August 16, 2012). "Thomas wowed 'em in Act One, and hopes for encore / UO: L.A. kid smitten by outdoor life in Oregon". Portland Tribune. pp. B10, B7 - via Yumpu.
* Jenkins, Lee (September 24, 2012). "Can't Touch DAT". Sports Illustrated. 117 (12): 50. ISSN 0038-822X.

## External links[edit]

* Rayfield Dupree at Olympedia

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1976 USA Olympic track and field team

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* 1976 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's
track and road
athletes|

* Garry Bjorklund
* Benny Brown (r)
* Doug Brown
* Dick Buerkle
* Matt Centrowitz
* Willie Davenport
* Mike Durkin
* Mark Enyeart
* Dwayne Evans
* Charles Foster
* Herman Frazier
* Paul Geis
* Harvey Glance
* Millard Hampton
* Johnny "Lam" Jones
* Don Kardong
* Ron Laird
* Mark Lutz
* Duncan MacDonald
* Henry Marsh
* Ed Mendoza
* Edwin Moses
* Fred Newhouse
* James Owens
* Maxie Parks
* Steve Riddick
* James Robinson
* Mike Roche
* Bill Rodgers
* Todd Scully
* Mike Shine
* Frank Shorter
* Craig Virgin
* Larry Walker
* Quentin Wheeler
* Rick Wohlhuter

Men's
field athletes|

* James Barrineau
* Earl Bell
* James Butts
* Sam Colson
* Fred Dixon
* Rayfield Dupree
* Al Feuerbach
* Richard George
* Anthony Hall
* Larry Hart
* Tommy Haynes
* Bill Jankunis
* Bruce Jenner
* Larry Myricks
* Terry Porter
* John Powell
* Dave Roberts
* Arnie Robinson
* Fred Samara
* Pete Shmock
* Jay Silvester
* Dwight Stones
* Mac Wilkins
* Randy Williams
* George Woods

Women's
track athletes|

* Debra Armstrong
* Evelyn Ashford
* Rhonda Brady
* Rosalyn Bryant
* Chandra Cheeseborough
* Pat Donnelly
* Sheila Ingram
* Madeline Manning Jackson
* Pam Jiles (r)
* Wendy Knudson
* Francie Larrieu
* Jan Merrill
* Brenda Morehead
* Deby LaPlante
* Cyndy Poor
* Debra Sapenter
* Martha Watson (r)
* Kathy Weston

Women's
field athletes|

* Sherry Calvert
* Gale Fitzgerald
* Jane Frederick
* Paula Girven
* Joni Huntley
* Marilyn King
* Kathy McMillan
* Kate Schmidt
* Maren Seidler
* Karin Smith
* Pam Spencer
* Sherron Walker
* Martha Watson
* Lynne Winbigler

Coaches|

* LeRoy Walker (men's head coach)
* Sam Bell (men's assistant coach)
* Lee Calhoun (men's assistant coach)
* Jimmy Carnes (men's assistant coach)
* Stan Huntsman (men's assistant coach)
* Berny Wagner (men's assistant coach)
* Alex Ferenczy (women's head coach)
* C. Harmon Brown (women's assistant coach)
* Jack Griffin (women's assistant coach)
* Brooks Johnson (women's assistant coach)

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