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OlympicTalk · Jul 4, 2016

Marquise Goodwin, Bills wide receiver, fails to make second Olympic team

U.S. long-jumper and Buffalo Bills wide receiverMarquise Goodwinfailed to qualify for the Rio Olympics in the men’s long jump. Goodwin seventh in the long jump final.

Jeffery Henderson won the men’s long jump with a jump of 8.59 meters, the longest jump this year. He will be joined by Jarrion Lawson and Marquis Dendy on the U.S. Olympic long jump team.

Will Claye did finish in third at the event, but didn’t have the Olympic qualifying mark of 8.15 needed since May 1, 2015. His best jump was 8.14.

Claye jumped 8.38, 8.42 and 8.42 today, but all his jumps were wind-aided and thus not legal for Olympic standard purposes.

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