Django Lovett

Life and career

Born in Surrey, British Columbia to Catherine and John Lovett, he initially played soccer before moving into the high jump, following comments by his school soccer coach that he was too slow for the sport. Lovett had success at a young age in high jump, breaking the Canadian youth record and receiving the honour of Canadian Youth Athlete of the Year in 2009. He attended Brookswood Secondary School before heading south of the border to study Arts and communications at the University of New Mexico.

He made his international debut at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, taking a bronze medal. He later competed in qualifying at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and was fifth at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics.

He competed athletically for the New Mexico Lobos team and qualified for the NCAA Championships on several occasions.

Lovett's progress plateaued after the age of seventeen: from a best of in 2009, he had added only six centimetres to that by 2015. Clearances of in the 2017 outdoor season then in the 2018 indoor season saw him edge towards the elite level of the sport. Competing at the Olympic high jump event, he jumped 2.30 metres to finish in eighth place.

International competitions

National titles Canada Summer Games High jump: 2013 (runner-up in 2009)