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20 Facts About Levern Spencer

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Levern Spencer was a gold medalist at both the Commonwealth Games and Pan-American Games.

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Levern Spencer earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia in Health Promotion and Behavior, having first embarked upon a course of study in computer science.

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Levern Spencer competed at several CARIFTA Games, bringing home gold in 2001.

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Levern Spencer did not make the final, only managing 1.85 m for 27th.

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In 2009, Levern Spencer signed her first professional contract with Stellar Group, becoming the first high jumper on their roster.

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Levern Spencer repeated as Central American and Caribbean champion in Havana, Cuba and signed an endorsement deal with Caribbean telecommunications provider LIME.

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Levern Spencer was featured on the cover of the 2010 LIME Services Directory.

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Levern Spencer narrowly missed out on making the cut for the season-ending 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, finishing ninth in the world for women's high jump.

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In 2010, Levern Spencer recorded six of the top ten best jumps of her career.

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In 2012, Levern Spencer was awarded an Olympic Solidarity Scholarship and began training in Germany.

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In 2013, Levern Spencer won a sixth gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, jumping 1.95 m, her highest jump since 2010.

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In 2014, Levern Spencer made the finals at the World Indoor Championships with a new national indoor record of 1.95 m in the qualifying rounds, before finishing 7th in the final.

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Levern Spencer won bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with 1.88 m behind Australian Eleanor Patterson and English jumper Isobel Pooley.

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Levern Spencer won gold at the Pan Games Festival in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Levern Spencer placed second at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Championships, behind Jeannelle Scheper, who beat her at Saint Lucia's National Championships.

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Levern Spencer won the Saint Lucia National Championship with a height of 1.90 m Along with Jeannelle Scheper, Spencer represented Saint Lucia at the 2015 Pan American Games.

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Levern Spencer won gold with a best height of 1.94 m It was Saint Lucia's first gold medal ever at the Pan Am Games; the country had been represented at these Games six times since 1985 and then claimed the NACAC Championships title in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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On 13 February 2016, Spencer equalled her own national indoor record in Hustopece, with 1.95 m A month later, at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she placed sixth with 1.93 m, three centimeters away from the gold medal, won by American Vashti Cunningham.

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Levern Spencer failed to enter into the final, finishing in 13th place in the qualifying round.

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Levern Spencer competed at the 2018 NACAC Championships, winning a third consecutive title at 1.91m.