Who won the Olympics gold in the long jump 2012?
Greg Rutherford
London 2012 – Greg Rutherford of Team GB takes shock gold in the long jump with a fourth-round leap of 8.31m on a glorious night for Team GB. Watch highlights of the final.
Who is the best at long jump?
Mike Powell
The world record for the long jump is held by by Mike Powell, who jumped 8.95 meters.
Who holds the longest record in men’s long jump?
Long jump
| Athletics Long jump | |
|---|---|
| A long jumper at the 2007 Military World Games | |
| World records | |
| Men | Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 41⁄4 in) (1991) |
| Women | Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988) |
Who holds the longest long jump world record?
Mike POWELL
men – SENIOR – outdoor
| Type | Mark | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| World Records | 8.95 | Mike POWELL |
| World Championships in Athletics Records | 8.95 | Mike POWELL |
| World Leading 2021 | 8.60 | Miltiadis TENTOGLOU |
| Olympic Games Records | 8.90 | Bob BEAMON |
Who is Greg Rutherford’s partner?
Susie Verrill
Greg Rutherford/Partner
Who was the winner of the 2012 men’s long jump?
The event was won by Greg Rutherford of Great Britain, the nation’s second gold medal in the men’s long jump and first medal in the event since winning gold in 1964. Mitchell Watt won Australia’s fourth silver in the event; Australia had never won gold.
Who are the long jump champions in the Olympics?
Long jump at the Olympics. Americans Jeff Henderson and Tianna Bartoletta are the reigning Olympic champions from 2016. Carl Lewis is the event’s most successful athlete as he was Olympic champion four times consecutively from 1984 to 1996. Heike Drechsler is the only woman to win two Olympic long jump titles.
Who was the gold medal winner in the high jump?
Thirty-five athletes from 27 nations competed. The event was won by Ivan Ukhov of Russia, the nation’s second consecutive and third overall victory in the men’s high jump. On February 1, 2019, Ukhov was stripped of the gold medal by the Court of Arbitration in Sport for doping offences.
Where was the men’s high jump at the 2012 Olympics?
The men’s high jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5–7 August. In the qualifying round, nobody needed to take an attempt at the automatic qualifying mark because they were at a tie for the 12th qualifying position at 2.26 metres, with no misses before that height.