Llewellyn Starks (born February 10, 1967) is a retired male

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er who competed for the

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in the 1980s and early-1990s. He was a silver medalist at the

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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

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. Starks' career came to a shocking end when he suffered a compound fracture to his right leg during a jump at the 1992

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. 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

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in Jonesboro, Louisiana. He was also a member of the

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track and field team. Starks was coached by

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, who also coached Donovan Bailey and

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among others.Gator Men's Bios - Dan Pfaff

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. Retrieved on 20100-07-06.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Starks, Llewellyn 1967 births Living people American male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games LSU Tigers track and field athletes Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games