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Rayfield Dupree
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1953-04-02) April 2, 1953 (age 71)
Los Angeles, United States
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple 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

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Rayfield Dupree triple jump results
Competition Year Rank Mark Ref
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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  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 (July 30, 2013). "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. ^
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