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Otis Burrell
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
	1967 Winnipeg	High jump

Otis Burrell (born May 9, 1944) is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for the high jump where he is a four time American champion outdoors, including three straight victories and a one time indoor champion. Burrell won the silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games, and was the No.1 ranked American high jumper in 1965, 1966 and 1969. Burrell's personal best is 2.19 m (7 ft 2 in).

Burrell attended Jefferson High School in Los Angeles, where he competed in the high jump, and was in a three-way tie for first place at the 1962 CIF California State Meet. Jefferson is the same high school as Olympic champion Charles Dumas, the first man to jump 7 feet. Burrell was the ninth. Burrell then went to Los Angeles Valley College and University of Nevada, Reno. While at Reno, he was the 1966 NCAA Champion, as well as finishing fourth in the 120 yard hurdles. Both colleges elected Burrell to their athletic Halls of Fame. Burrell now coaches for Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.

Burrell remains active in masters athletics, competing in the high jump and hurdles.

References

v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's high jump (standing high jump)
Standing high jump	1906: Ray Ewry 1907: Ray Ewry 1908: John Biller, Platt Adams 1909: Platt Adams 1910: Platt Adams 1913: Platt Adams 1915: William Taylor 1916: William Taylor 1917: William Taylor 1918: Leo Goehring 1919: William Taylor 1920: Ben Adams 1921: Ed Emes 1922: Edward Emes 1923: Thomas Hoskins 1924: Harry Sweitzer 1925: Harold Osborn 1926: Hans Hedberg 1927: Hans Hedberg 1928: Harold Osborn 1929: Harold Osborn 1930: Harold Osborn 1931: Harold Osborn
High jump	1906: Herbert Gidney 1907: Harry Porter 1908: Harry Porter 1909: Harry Porter 1910: Harry Grumpelt 1911: Samuel Lawrence 1913: John Johnstone 1914: Eugene Jennings 1915: Wesley Oler 1916: Jo Loomis 1917: Jo Loomis 1918: Egon Erickson 1919: Walter Whalen 1920: Walter Whalen 1921: Richmond Landon 1922: Leroy Brown 1923: Harold Osborn 1924: Harold Osborn 1925: Harold Osborn 1926: Harold Osborn 1927: Charles W. Major 1928: Anton Burg 1929: Charles W. Major 1930: Anton Burg 1931: Anton Burg 1932: George Spitz 1933: George Spitz 1934: Walter Marty, George Spitz 1935: Cornelius Johnson 1936: Ed Burke 1937: Ed Burke 1938: Lloyd Thompson 1939: Mel Walker 1940: Arthur Byrnes 1941: Mel Walker 1942: Adam Berry, Josh Williamson 1943: Bill Vessie, Josh Williamson 1944: Dave Albritton, Bill Vessie 1945: Ken Wiesner, Josh Williamson 1946: John Vislocky 1947: John Vislocky 1948: John Vislocky 1949: Dick Phillips 1950: John Vislocky 1951: John Heintzmann, Jack Razetto, Josh Williamson 1952: Lewis Hall 1953: Lewis Hall 1954: Herman Wyatt 1955: Lewis Hall, Ernie Shelton 1956: Ernie Shelton 1957: Phil Reavis 1958: Herman Wyatt 1959: John Thomas 1960: John Thomas 1961: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd) 1962: John Thomas 1963: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd) 1964: John Thomas 1965: Valeriy Brumel (URS), Gene Johnson (3rd) 1966: John Thomas 1967: John Rambo 1968: Valentin Gavrilov (URS), Steve Kelly (2nd) 1969: John Rambo 1970: Otis Burrell 1971: Reynaldo Brown 1972: Gene White 1973: Dwight Stones 1974: Tom Woods 1975: Dwight Stones 1976: Robert Forget (CAN), Bill Knoedel (2nd) 1977: Paul Underwood 1978: Dwight Stones 1979: Benn Fields 1980: Franklin Jacobs 1981: Jeff Woodard 1982: Dwight Stones 1983: Tyke Peacock 1984: Dennis Lewis 1985: Jim Howard 1986: Jim Howard 1987: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd) 1988: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd) 1989: Troy Kemp (BAH), Tom McCants (2nd) 1990: Hollis Conway 1991: Javier Sotomayor (CUB), Hollis Conway (2nd) 1992: Hollis Conway 1993: Hollis Conway 1994: Hollis Conway 1995: Tony Barton 1996: Charles Austin 1997: Charles Austin 1998: Sam Hill 1999: Henry Patterson 2000: Matt Hemingway 2001: Nathan Leeper 2002: Nathan Leeper 2003: Charles Austin 2004: Jamie Nieto 2005: Tora Harris 2006: Adam Shunk 2007: Tora Harris 2008: Andra Manson 2009: Andra Manson 2010: Jesse Williams 2011: Jesse Williams 2012: Jesse Williams 2013: Dusty Jonas 2014: Erik Kynard 2015: Erik Kynard 2016: Erik Kynard 2017: Erik Kynard 2018: Erik Kynard 2019: Jeron Robinson 2020: Erik Kynard 2022: JuVaughn Harrison 2023: Shelby McEwen 2024: Shelby McEwen
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's high jump
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876-8: Edwards Ficken
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: William Wunder 1880: Alfred Carroll 1881: C.W. Durand 1882: Alfred Carroll 1883: Malcolm Ford 1884: J.T. Rinehart 1885–87: William Page 1888: Tim O'Connor
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888: Daniel Webster 1889: R.K. Pritchard 1890–91: Alvah Nickerson 1892–95: Mike Sweeney 1896: Charles Powell 1897–1900: Irving Baxter 1901: Sam Jones 1902: Irving Baxter 1903-4: Sam Jones 1905: Herbert Kerrigan 1906: Neil Patterson 1907: Con Leahy 1908: Harry Porter 1909: Egon Erickson 1910: Walter Thomason 1911: Harry Grumpelt/Harry Porter 1912: John Johnstone 1913: Alma Richards 1914: Jo Loomis 1915: George Horine 1916: Wes Oler 1917: Clint Larsen 1918: Carl Rice 1919–20: John Murphy 1921–22: Dewey Alberts 1923: LeRoy Brown 1924: Robert Juday 1925–26: Harold Osborn 1927: Robert King 1928: Robert King/Charles McGinnis 1929: Henry Lassalette 1930–31: Anton Burg 1932: Cornelius Johnson/George Spitz/Robert van Osdel 1933: Cornelius Johnson 1934: Cornelius Johnson/Walter Marty 1935: Cornelius Johnson 1936: Cornelius Johnson/Dave Albritton 1937: Dave Albritton 1938: Mel Walker/Dave Albritton 1939–40: Les Steers 1941: Bill Stewart 1942: Adam Berry 1943: Pete Watkins 1944: Fred Sheffield/Willard Smith 1945: Dave Albritton/Lester Howe/Richard Schnacke/Joshua Williamson 1946–47: Dave Albritton 1948: Tom Schofield 1949: Dick Phillips 1950: Dave Albritton/Jack Heitzman/Jack Razzeto/Virgil Severns 1951: Lewis Hall 1952–53: Walt Davis 1954: Ernie Shelton 1955: Charles Dumas/Ernie Shelton 1956–59: Charles Dumas 1960: John Thomas 1961: Bob Avant 1962: John Thomas 1963: Gene Johnson 1964: Ed Caruthers 1965–67: Otis Burrell 1968: Ed Hanks 1969: Otis Burrell 1970–71: Reynaldo Brown 1972: Barry Schur 1973–74: Dwight Stones 1975: Tom Woods 1976–78: Dwight Stones 1979: Franklin Jacobs
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Franklin Jacobs 1981: Tyke Peacock 1982: Milt Ottey 1983: Dwight Stones 1984: Jim Howard 1985: Brian Stanton 1986: Doug Nordquist 1987: Jerome Carter 1988: Doug Nordquist 1989: Brian Brown 1990–92: Hollis Conway
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993–94: Hollis Conway 1995–2000: Charles Austin 2001–02: Nathan Leeper 2003–04: Jamie Nieto 2005: Matt Hemingway 2006: Tora Harris 2007: Jim Dilling 2008: Jesse Williams 2009: Tora Harris 2010–11: Jesse Williams 2012: Jamie Nieto 2013–16: Erik Kynard 2017:Bryan McBride 2018–19: Jeron Robinson 2021: JuVaughn Harrison
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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