Marcel Richard Mayack II (born 17 November 1990) is a Cameroonian male track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He was the bronze medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, setting a personal best of 16.80 m (55 ft 1+14 in).[1]

Marcel Mayack
Personal information
Full nameMarcel Richard Mayack II
NationalityCameroonian
Born (1990-11-17) 17 November 1990 (age 33)
Ebolowa[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryCameroon
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestTriple jump: 16.80 m (2018)
Medal record
Representing  Cameroon
Men's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Triple jump

Born in Ebolowa, he studied science and animation technology at Cameroon's National Institute of Youth and Sports.[1] he took up athletics in 2014 and represented Cameroon in three jumping events at both the 2015 and 2017 Summer Universiade. He placed tenth in the long and triple jump finals in 2017. At the Islamic Solidarity Games that year he was tenth in long jump and eleventh in triple jump. He also managed fifth in the long jump at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.[2]

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 Universaide Gwangju, South Korea 19th (q) High jump 2.00 m
19th (q) Long jump 7.28 m
17th (q) Triple jump 14.69 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 10th Long jump 7.20 m
11th Triple jump 15.28 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 5th Long jump 7.57 m
9th Triple jump 15.37 m
Universaide Taipei, Taiwan 19th (q) High jump 2.05 m
10th Long jump 7.48 m
10th Triple jump 15.67 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 11th Long jump 7.70 m
3rd Triple jump 16.80 m
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 8th Long jump 7.69 m (w)
6th Triple jump 16.40 m
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 15th (q) Long jump 6.94 m
7th Triple jump 15.99 m
2023 Jeux de la Francophonie Kinshasa, DR Congo 5th High jump 1.95 m
6th Triple jump 15.68 m

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Marcel Mayack II. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ^ Marcel Mayack. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.

External links edit