# Damar Forbes

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{{Short description|Jamaican long jumper (born 1990)}}
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| caption = Forbes at [2013 World Championships](/source/2013_World_Athletics_Championships)
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| sport = [Track and field](/source/Track_and_field)
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| event = [Long jump](/source/Long_jump)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|9|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [St Ann](/source/St_Ann_Parish), Jamaica
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{{MedalCompetition|[Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2011 Mayagüez](/source/2011_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics)|Long jump}}
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'''Damar Forbes''' (born 11 September 1990<ref>[http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1014302/damar_forbes.html 2014 CWG profile]</ref>) is a [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica)n [long jump](/source/long_jump)er.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080226/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/damar-forbes-1.html Sports Reference profile]</ref> He has a personal best of {{T&Fcalc|8.29}}. He was coached by former world champion [Dwight Phillips](/source/Dwight_Phillips).<ref>Mulkeen, Jon (2013-11-14). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/maurice-greene-dwight-phillips-allen-johnson Monaco Press Points – Maurice Greene, Dwight Phillips and Allen Johnson]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-15.</ref>

Forbes competed in the [long jump event](/source/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_long_jump) at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/forbes-damar-1020449/ |title=London 2012 profile |access-date=2012-10-10 |archive-date=2012-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031220503/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/forbes-damar-1020449/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and at the [2011 World Championships](/source/2011_World_Championships_in_Athletics) in Daegu, South Korea. He was the silver medallist at the [2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics](/source/2011_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics). He placed eighth in the final of the [2013 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics). He also had a win on the [2013 IAAF Diamond League](/source/2013_IAAF_Diamond_League) circuit that year, taking the top honours at the [Meeting Areva](/source/Meeting_Areva).<ref>Stafford, Will (2013-07-07). [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208603462 Forbes Wins Long Jump in IAAF Diamond League Debut ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225711/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208603462 |date=3 March 2016 }}. LSU Sports. Retrieved on 2013-11-15.</ref>

While studying at [Louisiana State University](/source/Louisiana_State_University) he competed athletically for the [LSU Tigers](/source/LSU_Tigers) and was the 2013 [NCAA Outdoor champion](/source/NCAA_Men's_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championship) in the long jump with a jump of (8.35m)w. He won two [Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference) titles and also had four NCAA runner-up finishes (two indoor, two outdoor).<ref>[http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3672897  Damar Forbes Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716011802/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3672897 |date=16 July 2014 }}. LSU Sports (2013-06-24). Retrieved on 2013-11-15.</ref>  He competed at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics), finishing in 12th place, and the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games), finishing in 8th.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics {{!}} Athlete Profile: Damar FORBES - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6034447-damar-forbes.htm|access-date=2020-06-09|website=results.gc2018.com}}</ref>

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Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica
Category:Jamaican men long jumpers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Saint Ann Parish
Category:LSU Tigers track and field athletes
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games athletes for Jamaica
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:Diamond League winners

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