Brandon Pottinger

Brandon Pottinger (born 8 June 2004) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships in the high jump.

Brandon Pottinger

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event	High Jump
College team	Tennessee Volunteers
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica World U20 Championships 2022 Cali High jump Pan American U20 Championships 2023 Mayagüez High jump NACAC U18 Championships 2021 San José High jump CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 2023 Nassau High jump 2022 Kingston High jump CARIFTA Games Junior (U17) 2019 George Town High jump

Personal life

Pottinger attends Palmer Trinity Catholic High in Florida. Pottinger qualifies to compete for Jamaica through parental links - his father Marlon Pottinger was a former Kingston College athlete.^[1][2]

Career

The Jamaican U20 high jump champion, he won the high jump at the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships with a new personal best jump of 2.14m in Cali, Colombia. This put him ahead of the South African Brian Raats in silver and Bulgarian bronze medalist Bozhidar Saraboyukov. It was Jamaica's first ever high jump gold medal at an international championship.^[3][4]