Nathan Morgan
English long jumper
Nathan Morgan (born 30 June 1978 in Leicester, England) is an English long jumper with a personal best of 8.26 metres.[1] He is the former British record holder, but is currently third on the British all time long jump list, behind Chris Tomlinson and Greg Rutherford.[2]
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he was the only athlete to jump over eight meters with a jump of 8.02 m. This clinched him a gold medal.[3]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 7.74 m (wind: +1.0 m/s) |
1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | 7.99 m (wind: +1.8 m/s) |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 1st | 8.02 m |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11th | 7.65 m |
References
Notes
External links
- Nathan Morgan at World Athletics
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's long jump
- 1930:
Len Hutton (CAN)
- 1934:
Sam Richardson (CAN)
- 1938:
Harold Brown (CAN)
- 1950:
Neville Price (SAF)
- 1954:
Ken Wilmshurst (ENG)
- 1958:
Paul Foreman (JAM)
- 1962:
Michael Ahey (GHA)
- 1966:
Lynn Davies (WAL)
- 1970:
Lynn Davies (WAL)
- 1974:
Alan Lerwill (ENG)
- 1978:
Roy Mitchell (ENG)
- 1982:
Gary Honey (AUS)
- 1986:
Gary Honey (AUS)
- 1990:
Yusuf Alli (NGR)
- 1994:
Obinna Eregbu (NGR)
- 1998:
Peter Burge (AUS)
- 2002:
Nathan Morgan (ENG)
- 2006:
Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)
- 2010:
Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)
- 2014:
Greg Rutherford (ENG)
- 2018:
Luvo Manyonga (RSA)
- 2022:
LaQuan Nairn (BAH)
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