Melvin Lister
Melvin "Mel" Lister[1] (born August 29, 1977 in New York City, New York)[2] is an American long jumper and triple jumper.
He finished fifth in long jump at the 2001 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
His personal best long jump is 8.49 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Baton Rouge. His personal best triple jump is 17.78 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento. He also had 20.51 seconds in the 200 metres.
Lister competed collegiately at track and field powerhouse University of Arkansas.
References
- Melvin Lister profile at IAAF
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
   |
This biographical article about an American long jumper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This biographical article about an American triple jumper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- Use mdy dates from June 2015
- 1977 births
- Living people
- American triple jumpers
- American long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- University of Arkansas alumni
- Arkansas Razorbacks track and field athletes
- American track and field athletics biography stubs
