Mark Jelks

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Jelks
Occupation	Sprinter
Date Of Birth	Apr 10, 1984(1984-04-10)
Age	40
Birthplace	Gary
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Aries

Mark Jelks Biography

Mark Jelks is one of the most popular and richest Sprinter who was born on April 10, 1984 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Mark Elliott Jelks (born April 10 1984) is an American track and field athlete , who is a specialist in the 100-meter sprint. Jelks has a personal record of 9.99 seconds in the race and was a representative of an entire team from the United States at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. As of 2014, Jelks changed his status of eligibility for him to compete as a representative of Nigeria internationally. He represented his country in the 2013 Commonwealth Games.

He started the indoor season in great form and won the 60-meter race in Dusseldorf with an average of 6.56 seconds. However, he was banned from competition for an infraction to doping in April. He was not able to inform authorities at the United States Anti-Doping Agency of his current location on three occasions over the course of 18 months and, in accordance with World Anti-Doping Agency rules he was suspended for two years, that ran from August 2010 until 2012.

Mark Jelks switched allegiance to Nigeria in 2014. He announced his arrival in June 2014 by winning the Nigerian national championships in the 100 metres. A month and a half later Jelks ran his first international competition in a Nigerian uniform, making the final in the 100 metes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

He also is a 60-meter runner and was awarded the title of national champion in 2009 at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a personal best in 6.51 seconds. He was given two-year suspension for doping in 2010 , after not informing his United States Anti-Doping Agency of his current location three times.

Mark Jelks Net Worth

Mark Jelks is one of the richest Sprinter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Jelks 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The boy was born in Gary, Indiana, he was a track and field athlete at a young age, and during his time at the Gary’s West Side High School he became a four- time high-school All-American. In 2005, he was able to qualify for six events in the high school state championships. He was able to compete in all relay and sprint events, as in the high jump as well. After high school, he attended classes in Texas Christian University then Kansas City Kansas Community College. Instead of participating in college competitions He made the transition to professional football in 2005, signing with Nike.

In the 2009 United States Olympic Trials, He broke the 10-second mark at the Olympics for the first time. He completed the race in 9.99 seconds to take third place during the quarter-finals (the fastest time by an ex- Indiana athletics student at high school) However, he ran slower in the semi-finals and removed out of at the Olympic Trials. The 2009 season began with a trip to Europe and finished on the podium in the PSD Bank Meeting, BW-Bank Meeting and the Athens GP. He was the first American to win a nation-wide title when he ran the 60-meter race at the USA Indoor Championships with a time of 6.51 seconds, that placed his fourth place in the world at that time. In an outdoor event, he placed second in both the 100 and 200 meters during the Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar and was a semi-finalist in the USA Outdoors by running a time that was 10.06 seconds. At the Tsiklitiria competition in Athens He finished second in the 100 m race with an average of 9.99 seconds. He ran an personal record of 20.28 seconds to take the 200 m. He set an all- time best of 10.04 seconds in the 100 meters a week after the Vardinoyannia Meet. He was among the most impressive 200 m athletes during the year the athlete was invited to compete in the 2010 IAAF World Athletics Final and was seventh.

In his debut professional track season he improved his personal records across the board – he ran 6.63 seconds for the 60-meter dash, 10.02 for the 100 m, and 20.58 seconds for the 200-meter dash. Competing in national events for the first time, he placed fourth in the 60 m at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and was fifth in the 100 m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He did not perform as well in 2006, with his season highlight being an appearance in the semi-finals of the 200 m. He placed third at the 2007 Boston Indoor Games in a personal record of 6.60 seconds for the 60 m. He placed fourth in that event at the USA Indoors and after that he ran a season’s best of 10.04 seconds in the 100 m heats of the USA Outdoors, before going on to finish fourth. The second and third-place finishers, collegiate sprinters Trindon Holliday and Walter Dix, passed up the chance to run at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and Jelks got the opportunity to compete instead. In his first international appearance, he ended up injured in his first heat in Osaka and came last.

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Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Sprinter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Jelks celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Mark Jelks

1. Mark Jelks is an American track and field athlete.
2. He was born in 1984.
3. Jelks specializes in the 100m and 200m sprints.
4. He attended the University of Oklahoma.
5. Jelks won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.
6. His personal best time in the 100m is 10.06 seconds.
7. Jelks has also competed in relay events for Team USA.
8. He retired from professional athletics in 2016.
9. Jelks now works as a coach and mentor for young athletes.
10. His legacy includes inspiring future generations of sprinters.