LaMark Carter

LaMark Carter (born August 23, 1970 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American former triple jumper. His personal best was 17.44 m (57 ft 2+1⁄2 in), achieved in June 1998 in New Orleans. He was the silver medallist at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships and also the 1999 Pan American Games. He was a three-time national champion at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (1998, 1999 and 2001).

He made the USA Olympic Team in 2000 but did not medal in the Sydney Games. At the US 2004 Olympic Team Trials he tested positive for the banned substance salbutamol. Carter was a three-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics.

He attended Captain Shreve High School and collegiately he competed for the Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons. He holds the triple jump meet record for the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, having jumped 16.93 m (55 ft 6+1⁄2 in) in 1998.

National titles

• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • Triple jump: 1998, 1999, 2001

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	6th	16.80 m
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	16.62 m
	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th (q)	16.51 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	8th (q)	16.67 m
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	3rd	17.07 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Moscow, Russia	5th	16.57 m
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	5th	17.20 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	2nd	16.98 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	6th	17.10 m
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	17.09 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	10th (q)	16.47 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Doha, Qatar	5th	15.80 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th (q)	16.60 m
	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	3rd	16.83 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	7th (q)	16.47 m

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

External links

• LaMark Carter at World Athletics