Karl Jennings
Encyclopedia
Karl Anthony Jennings is a Canadian
hurdler
, specializing in the 110 metres hurdles
. He has also run the 440 metre, 60 metre, and 55 metre events. Jennings graduated high school in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and attended the University of Tennessee
, where he earned his BA in Psychology.
Jennings is a four-time Canadian National Champion in the 110 metre hurdles (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010). He was a member of the Canadian 2003 Pan American Athletics
team in Santo Domingo, Domican Republic and the Canadian 2005 World Championship
team in Helsinki, Finland.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
hurdler
Hurdling
Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...
, specializing in the 110 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...
. He has also run the 440 metre, 60 metre, and 55 metre events. Jennings graduated high school in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and attended the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, where he earned his BA in Psychology.
Jennings is a four-time Canadian National Champion in the 110 metre hurdles (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010). He was a member of the Canadian 2003 Pan American Athletics
Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games
The athletics competition at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from Tuesday August 5 to Saturday August 9, 2003...
team in Santo Domingo, Domican Republic and the Canadian 2005 World Championship
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
team in Helsinki, Finland.