Monday 8 February 2016

Greg Rutherford sets new British indoor long jump record of 8.26m

Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion Greg Rutherford has set a new British indoor long jump record of 8.26m at a collegiate meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Greg Rutherford, Grand Prix, Birmingham, Feb 2014

Rutherford, who has been training in the United States, improved Chris Tomlinson's previous best of 8.18m recorded in Stuttgart in February 2008.  The 29-year-old set the record with his second jump after opening with 7.96m. He fouled his third attempt and sat out the rest of the competition.

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