Llewellyn Starks, Date of Birth

Llewellyn Starks

American long jumper

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1967

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Llewellyn Starks (born February 10, 1967) is a retired male long jumper who competed for the United States in the 1980s and early-1990s.
He was a silver medalist at the Pan American Games in 1991, and a bronze medalist at the US National Championships in 1989 and 1990.
He set his personal best of 8.50 metres on July 7, 1991 at a meet in Rhede, Germany.
Starks' career came to a shocking end when he suffered a compound fracture to his right leg during a jump at the 1992 New York Games.Starks won the long jump event at the 1990 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship, setting a school record of 8.24 m for the Louisiana State University Tigers.Starks is a 1985 graduate of Jonesboro-Hodge High School in Jonesboro, Louisiana.
He was also a member of the Louisiana State University track and field team. Starks was coached by Dan Pfaff, who also coached Donovan Bailey and Obadele Thompson among others.