Nathan Morgan

Nathan Morgan

Nathan Morgan (born June 30, 1978) is an English long jumper with a personal best of 8.26 metres. He is the former British record holder, but is currently third on the British all time long jump list, just three centimetres behind Chris Tomlinson and 4 cm below the record-holder, Greg Rutherford.

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he was the only athlete to jump over 8 meters with a jump of 8.02m. This clinched him a gold medal.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  United Kingdom and  England
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 3rd
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 1st
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th 7.65 m

References

  1. ^ BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games 2002 | Athletics | Morgan clinches surprise win

External links


v · Commonwealth 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: Mike Ahey (GHA)  •  1966 – 1970: Lynn Davies (WAL)  •  1974: Alan Lerwill (ENG)  •  1978: Roy Mitchell (ENG)  •  1982 – 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)


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