Jangy McKinley Addy (born 2 March 1985) is a

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ� ...

. He was born in 1985 in

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, was raised in

Norcross, Georgia Norcross is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, about 15 miles northeast of Atlanta city limits. According to the 2010 census, the population was 9,116, while in 2020, the population increased to 17,209. Norcross is part of the Atlanta metropol ...

and attended the

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (or The University of Tennessee; UT; UT Knoxville; or colloquially UTK or Tennessee) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee, United St ...

. His parents are from Liberia and he was eligible to compete for that nation. He served as the flag-bearer for Liberia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 19th in the decathlon.

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Jangy Addy
1985 births Living people Liberian male decathletes American people of Liberian descent Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Liberia Sportspeople from Norcross, Georgia University of Tennessee alumni American male decathletes Track and field athletes from Sacramento, California African Games gold medalists for Liberia Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games 21st-century American sportsmen African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Liberia-athletics-bio-stub