Nathan Douglas

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Nathan James Douglas (born 4 December 1982 in Oxford)^[1] is an English athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg with a jump of 17.21 metres. He suffered a major injury in 2007 and, although he managed to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he struggled to find form as the injury had upset his technique.^[2]

His personal best is 17.64 m (2005).

Achievements

Representing United Kingdom and England
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	4th	Triple jump
2005	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	6th	Triple jump
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	7th	Triple jump
2006	European Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	2nd	Triple jump	17.21 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	2nd	Triple jump
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	20th	Triple jump
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	10th	Triple jump	16.48 m

References

↑ Nathan Douglas. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-11-04.
↑ Douglas struggles for technique. BBC Sport (2009-07-10). Retrieved on 2009-07-11.

External links

Nathan Douglas profile at IAAF
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Persondata
Name	Douglas, Nathan
Alternative names	Douglas, Nathan James
Short description	British triple jumper
Date of birth	1982-12-04
Place of birth	Oxford
Date of death
Place of death

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