Chris Tomlinson

Chris Tomlinson
Medal record
Competitor for  Great Britain
Men's athletics

Chris Tomlinson Meeting Areva 2011.jpg
World Indoor Championships
Silver 2008 Valencia Long jump
European Athletics Championships
Bronze 2010 Barcelona Long jump

Christopher ("Chris") George Tomlinson (born September 15, 1981 in Middlesbrough) is an English long jumper.

Tomlinson began competing for Middlesbrough AC (formerly Mandale Harriers and Middlesbrough and Cleveland AC) at the age of 10, mostly over 100m and 200m. He attended Nunthorpe Secondary School and to this day holds many of its year group records for triple and long jump. However in his early teens he decided to concentrate on long jump. His major breakthrough came in 2002 when, just three months after breaking both wrists in a freak weight-training accident, he jumped 8.27 m to break the British record that had been held by Lynn Davies for 34 years. On 7 July 2007 he increased his record by a further 2 cm, jumping 8.29 metres (27 ft 2.4 in) while competing in Bad Langensalza in Germany.

Tomlinson now competes for athletics club Newham and Essex Beagles.

He has won seven national titles in various age groups, including one for the triple jump indoors for under 20s in 2000.

In February 2008 he became the world's top long jumper of the year so far with a leap of 8.18m. He won the silver medal at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. On 20 August 2009, his record was broken by 1 cm by Greg Rutherford in the qualifying for the World Championships long jump final. Both Rutherford and Tomlinson progressed to the final.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 6th 7.78 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 9th 7.93 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9th 7.74 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 8th 8.06 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd 8.23 m
2011 European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden 3rd 8.12 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 11th 7.87 m

Personal bests

  • 100 metres: 10.69 s (2002)
  • 200 metres: 21.55 s (2004)
  • Long jump: 8.35 m (2011)NR
  • Triple jump: 15.35 m (2001)

References


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