Kynard Looking to New Heights

Published by The Blade on November 13, 2016

Erik Kynard, Jr., is not done.

Three months after competing at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, the two-time U.S. Olympic team member and Toledo native said he’s nowhere near retiring as a high jump competitor after winning a silver medal at the 2012 London Games and placing a disappointing sixth in Rio.

“I’ll be back,” said Kynard, who is only 25 years old. “I’m not retiring in any form, shape or fashion. I probably won’t retire for another eight years.”