Greg Rutherford
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Gregory James "Greg" Rutherford (born 17 November 1986) is an English
athlete from Milton Keynes
who competes in long jump
and 100 metres
. His home club is Marshall Milton Keynes AC.
Rutherford competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
for England. On 8 August 2006, he won the silver medal in the long jump at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg
, Sweden
, with a jump of 8.13 m.
He is a former British record holder in the long jump. He set this record at the World athletics championships in Berlin on 20 August 2009, breaking Chris Tomlinson
's previous record by 1 cm.
Greg won the AAAs Sat 12 July, qualifying for the Olympics 2008.
He also won the international meet at Crystal Palace 26 July with a leap of 8.16.
His personal bests are:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
athlete from Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
who competes in long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
and 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
. His home club is Marshall Milton Keynes AC.
Rutherford competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
for England. On 8 August 2006, he won the silver medal in the long jump at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, with a jump of 8.13 m.
He is a former British record holder in the long jump. He set this record at the World athletics championships in Berlin on 20 August 2009, breaking Chris Tomlinson
Chris Tomlinson
Christopher George Tomlinson is an English long jumper.Tomlinson began competing for Middlesbrough 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...
's previous record by 1 cm.
Greg won the AAAs Sat 12 July, qualifying for the Olympics 2008.
He also won the international meet at Crystal Palace 26 July with a leap of 8.16.
His personal bests are:
- 100m - 10.26 seconds (2010)
- Long Jump - 8.30m (2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin2009 World Championships in AthleticsThe 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....
) New British Record. Fourth Diamond League meeting of the 2011 season in Eugene 4 June, 8.32 (wind was not legal so not a British record).