Nathan Morgan

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Nathan Morgan (born 30 June 1978) 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, who share the British record at 8.35 metres.^[1]

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he was the only athlete to jump over 8 meters with a jump of 8.02m. This clinched him a gold medal.^[2]

Achievements

Representing United Kingdom and England
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	3rd
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	1st
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	7.65 m

References

External links

Nathan Morgan profile at IAAF

Commonwealth Champions in Men's Long Jump

1930: Len Hutton (CAN)
1934: Sam Richardson (CAN)
1938: Harold Brown (CAN)
1950: Neville Price (SAF)
1954: Ken Wilmshurst (ENG)
1958: Paul Foreman (JAM)
1962: Michael Ahey (GHA)
1966 – 1970: Lynn Davies (WAL)
1974: Alan Lerwill (ENG)
1978: Roy Mitchell (ENG)
1982 – 1986: Gary Honey (AUS)
1990: Yusuf Alli (NGR)
1994: Obinna Eregbu (NGR)
1998: Peter Burge (AUS)
2002: Nathan Morgan (ENG)
2006: Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)
2010: Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)

Persondata
Name	Morgan, Nathan
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Short description	British athlete
Date of birth	30 June 1978
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