Erik Kynard

Biography

Erik Kynard Jr. (born February 3, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a 21-year-old, he won a silver medal in the men's high jump. His silver medal was upgraded to gold in 2021 upon the disqualification of original champion Ivan Ukhov from Russia for doping. Kynard was born in 1991, the son of Erik Kynard and Brandynn Adams. He is one of 10 children. He is a 2009 graduate of Rogers High School in Toledo, Ohio, and a graduate of Kansas State University where he trained under Cliff Rovelto. He jumps off his right leg. At 17 years old, Kynard qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in 2008 but did not make the team. Kynard was the 2011 and 2012 NCAA outdoor national champion in the high jump.

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