Nathan Morgan (born 30 June 1978 in Leicester, England) 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, behind Chris Tomlinson and Greg Rutherford.
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.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  England
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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
- "Nathan MORGAN - Long Jump Gold at 2002 Commonwealth Games. - Great Britain". Sporting Heroes.
- "GB Olympics gold: Who is Greg Rutherford?". BBC Sport.
- BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games 2002 | Athletics | Morgan clinches surprise win
External links
| Commonwealth Games champions in men's long jump | |
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
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