John Bennett (1980) - Marquette 'M Club' Hall of Fame

John Bennett

Induction:
1980
Class:
1954

A two-time All-American in the long jump, John Bennett won the NCAA championship with a jump of 25' 3 1/4" in 1953 and again in 1954 with an even longer jump that distanced 25' 10 3/4". He also won the 1954 AAU broad jump and captured the event at the Central Collegiate indoor and outdoor meets in 1953 and 1954, respectively.

A silver medalist in the 1956 Olympics at Melbourne, Bennett took home second-place honors in the long jump at the 1955 Pan American Games with a personal best of 26' 3 3/8". Bennett took part in 31 additional long jump competitions in Europe and South America over his career and amassed an unblemished 31-0 record in those events.

He still holds the Marquette record in both the indoor and outdoor long jump events with leaps of 24' 6 1/2" and 25' 10 3/4", respectively.

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