Neil McMenemy
British triple jumper
Neil McMenemy (1967-2025, born Inverness, Scotland) was Scotland's national triple jump champion twice during the 1990s. The Scottish Association of Track Statisticians report that he has made the most appearances for Scotland at indoor internationals by a male athlete (seven appearances (four wins) at triple jump and two at long jump). Analysis provided by the Scottish Association of Track Statisticians in April 2017 shows that he has made the most appearances for Scotland at triple jump in international competition (15 appearances); more than any other athlete, male or female.
He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc(Eng) in Chemical Engineering in 1988, and pursued a long and successful career in IT.
Sporting career
Neil competed for Central Athletic Club (formerly Central Region Athletic Club) for 20 years from 1977 to 1997 and up to December 2010 held the club records for long jump and triple jump both indoor and out. He also competed for the British Athletics League Division One club Newham and Essex Beagles
Neil made his debut for Scotland in 1990 in Kapfenberg, Austria in the Westathletic Cup against the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain and Portugal.
He continued to compete for Scotland both at home and abroad (including, Tel Aviv, Hamar and Istanbul) winning the bronze medal in the Istanbul Games in 1994.
His last performance for Scotland was a first place in the Small Nations Cup in Belfast in 1996 against Northern Ireland, Ireland, Wales and Turkey.
Neil was only the third man, after coach, Rodger Harkins and world record holder, Jonathan Edwards to win Scottish national titles at triple jump indoor and out. He was also the first to hold both titles simultaneously. He won two titles indoor (1994 and 1996) and two titles outdoor (1995 and 1996).
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