Nathan Morgan
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1978 Leicester, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Long jump | |||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Nathan Morgan (born 30 June 1978 in ) is former long jumper from England, with a personal best of 8.26 metres and who won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]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]
Morgan was twice British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships[4] and the 2001 AAA Championships.[5]
International competitions
[edit | edit source]| 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
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- ^ BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games 2002 | Athletics | Morgan clinches surprise win
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External links
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Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- English men long jumpers
- British men long jumpers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- English athletics biography stubs