Stephen Mackenzie (long jumper)

Stephen Mackenzie
Personal information
Full nameStephen Ross Mackenzie
NationalityScottish
Born (2001-08-28) 28 August 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsLong jump: 8.15 m (Birmingham, 2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 GlasgowLong jump

Stephen Ross Mackenzie (born 28 August 2001) is a Scottish long jumper. He won the long jump title at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships and the bronze medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[1]

Biography

From Ullapool and a member of Pitreavie AAC, and coached by Linda Nicholson in Fife, Makenzie jumped a personal best of 7.59 metres to move to second on the Scottish all-time under-20 age rankings in 2019. That year, he won the England Athletics Under-20 Championships and represented Great Britain at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships.[2][3][4] The following year, he topped the UK under-20 indoor long jump rankings prior to accepting a scholarship for Oklahoma State University in the United States. However, his time there was disrupted first by the Covid-19 pandemic, which led him to not compete for the best part of a year, and then by a knee injury.[3][5]

MacKenzie won the Scottish outdoor title in 2024, before winning the Scottish indoor title and British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) indoor long jump title in 2025, setting a meeting record 7.85 metres while representing the University of Edinburgh.[6][7] That year, Mackenzie had a fifth place finish at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, with a best jump of 7.75 metres.[8] The following month, he retained the Scottish Outdoor title on 24 August with 7.88 metres.[9][10]

In May 2026, Makenzie had an international victory at the JBL Jump Fest in Košice, Slovakia, winning the men’s long jump with a wind-assisted 8.01m metres (+2.1), with the wind denying a share of the Scottish national record with Darren Ritchie. However, in the same competition, he jumped a wind-legal personal best distance of 7.97m.[11][12] On 20 June, he won the men's long jump with a Scottish record of 8.15m at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships, in Birmingham.[13][14]

Mackenzie was named in the Scottish team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and qualified for the final from the heats, with a jump of 7.75 metres, prior to winning the bronze medal in the final with 8.08 metres with his opening jump.[15][16][17] On 10 August, he competed for Great Britain at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham but Mackenzie's jump of 7.85m was not enough to advance to the final.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Mackenzie". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Pitreavie's Stephen Mackenzie competing at European U-20s". Dunfermline Press. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 Clyne, Fraser (April 28, 2020). "Ullapool long-jumper Stephen Mackenzie still hopes to start prestigious US sports scholarship on time". Press and Journal. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Hart, Ross (19 June 2020). "Pitreavie athlete Stephen Mackenzie in US scholarship move". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Durent, Jamie (April 9, 2021). "Athletics: Stephen Mackenzie's season ended early due to knee injury". Press and Journal. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "New records set and 14 BUCS medals over bumper weekend". Scottish Athletics. 17 Feb 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Anne and John Scott: Coaching couple help athletes seize opportunities". Scottish Athletics. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "FISU World Summer Games". World Athletics. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Guy all set for EAP in Scotland and Alyson and Alessandro, too". Scottish Athletics. 30 Dec 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "4J Studios scottishathletics National Senior & Under 17 Champs". World Athletics. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (28 May 2026). "Guerra and Delgado blast to home wins in Tenerife sun". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Stephen jumps long (twice) and U20 duo selected for GB at Mannheim". Scottish Athletics. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "EMOTIONAL CLARKE-KHAN WINS UK CROWN AFTER INJURY NIGHTMARE". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Record breaker! Stephen leaps to gold with 8.15m jump and Melanie wins, too". Scottish Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026, Evening Session, Wednesday July 29: Sensational silvers". England Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "ATHLETICS OFF TO A SOLID START AT SCOTSTOUN". Athletics Weekly. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Picked for Scotland! 39 to take steps to Scotstoun as full Glasgow 2026 team now revealed". Scottish Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  18. ↑ Henderson, Jason (10 August 2026). "BURGIN SHAKES OFF VIRUS TO WIN 800M HEAT AS EURO CHAMPS GET UNDER WAY". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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