Jangy Addy

Jangy McKinley Addy (born 2 March 1985) is a Liberian decathlete.

He was born in 1985 in Sacramento, California, was raised in Norcross, Georgia and attended the University of Tennessee. His parents are from Liberia and he was eligible to compete for that nation.[1] He served as the flag-bearer for Liberia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 20th in the decathlon.[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	11th	Decathlon (junior)	7129 pts
Representing Liberia
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	20th	Decathlon	7665 pts
2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	1st	Decathlon	7985 pts
2012	Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom	23rd	Decathlon	7586 pts

"WBIR.com". wbir.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
Sonpon, Leroy M. (8 August 2012). "Liberia's Only Hope Jangy Races Today in Olympics Decathlon". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Gladys Thompson	Flagbearer for Liberia 2008 Beijing	Succeeded by Phobay Kutu-Akoi

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