| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| Qualification | High Jump | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2.25 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | High Jump | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 2.35 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | High Jump | 2012 | New York, NY, USA | 2.36 |
| 1 | High Jump | 2011 | Doha, QAT | 2.33 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2012 | Rome, ITA | 2.31 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2012 | Doha, QAT | 2.30 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2011 | London, GBR | 2.34 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2011 | Stockholm, SWE | 2.32 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2010 | Zurich, SUI | 2.26 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2010 | London, GBR | 2.27 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2010 | Monaco, MON | 2.28 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2010 | New York, NY, USA | 2.30 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2010 | Shanghai, CHN | 2.24 |
| 3 | High Jump | 2011 | Eugene, OR, USA | 2.32 |
| 3 | High Jump | 2010 | Gateshead, GBR | 2.26 |
| 4 | High Jump | 2011 | Zurich, SUI | 2.28 |
| 5 | High Jump | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 2.24 |
| 6 | High Jump | 2010 | Lausanne, SUI | 2.27 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 1 | High Jump | 2011 | Berlin, GER | 2.33 |
| Super Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | High Jump | 2009 | Stockholm, SWE | 2.30 |
| 3 | High Jump | 2009 | London, GBR | 2.31 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | High Jump | 2009 | Belem, BRA | 2.33 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2009 | Shanghai, CHN | 2.28 |
| 2 | High Jump | 2008 | Gateshead, GBR | 2.24 |
| 3 | High Jump | 2009 | Athens, GRE | 2.28 |
| 3 | High Jump | 2009 | Eugene, OR, USA | 2.26 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 5 | High Jump | 2010 | Doha, QAT | 2.28 |
| 6 | High Jump | 2012 | Istanbul, TUR | 2.31 |
Occupation
Athlete
Education
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Oregon TC Elite
Coach
Cliff Rovelto from 2006 (usatf.org, 2011)
Sporting relatives
He finished fifth at the North Carolina state wrestling championships when he was in high school. (USATF 09/07/08)
Additional information
Awards
He was awarded the 2011 Jesse Owens Award, given each year to the top U.S. male track and field athlete. He was the first high jumper to win the award. (newsobserver.com, 01 Dec 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
