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Athletics At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 and 11 April 2018. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: Schedule The schedule was as follows: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Results Qualifying round Across two groups, those who jumped ≥7.90 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final. Final The medals were determined in the final. References Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Men's long jump Long jump at the Commonwealth Games, 2018 Long stubs with short prose {{athletics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrara Stadium
Carrara Stadium (also known as People First Stadium under naming rights) is a stadium on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara, Queensland, Carrara. The stadium is primarily used for Australian rules football, serving as the home ground of the Gold Coast Suns, who compete in the Australian Football League. In addition, the venue is used occasionally for cricket, including Big Bash League matches. Carrara Stadium received substantial redevelopment work prior to the entry of the Brisbane Bears to the Australian Football League, VFL/AFL in 1987, but following the Bears' relocation to the Gabba in 1993, it was used for other sports including rugby league, rugby union and even baseball. The stadium has hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as the Athletics (sport), athletics competitions. The venue would host Cricket for the 2032 Summer Olympics if Cricket is approved by the Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye
Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye (born 27 June 1994) is a Nigerian-born Turks and Caicos Islander long jumper. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without recording a valid jump. Otuonye graduated from HJ Robinson High School in Cockburn Town, the only high school in the Turks and Caicos Islander capital. Otuonye formerly was a student athlete of Kansas State University, where he set the national long jump record at 7.58 metres. A competitor in international competitions since 2010, Otuonye retired in 2023 with his final long jump placing him fifth at the Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and .... Competition record References 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Benin City Nigerian emigrants to the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Drack
Jean Patrick Jonathan Drack (born 16 November 1988 in Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill) is a Mauritian athlete specialising in the triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr .... He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing eleventh. He also competed at the previous edition in Moscow but without qualifying for the final. His personal bests in the event are 17.05 metres outdoors (2015) and 16.67 metres indoors (Karlsruhe 2016). He competed for Mauritius at the 2016 Summer Olympics but did not qualify for the final. He was the flag bearer for Mauritius during the closing ceremony. Competition record References External links * 1988 births Living people World Athletics Championships athletes for Mauritius Athletes (track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Grech
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include " Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). The Welsh equivalent is Ioan, the Cornish counterpart is Yowan and the Breton equivalent is Yann. Notable people named Ian Given name *Ian Agol (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Morson
Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "oak tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from the Gaelic surname meaning "great", but is also linked to a Welsh mountain named Moel Darren. It is also believed to be a variant of Darrell, which originated from the French surname ''D'Airelle'', meaning "of Airelle". The common spelling of Darren is found in the Welsh language, meaning "edge": Black Darren and Red Darren are found on the eastern side of the Hatterrall Ridge, west of Long Town. In New Zealand, the Darran Mountains are in the south of the country. The name increased in use for boys after American author Zane Grey used the name Daren Lane for the hero of his 1922 novel ''The Beast''; a number of American parents used the full name of the character, Daren Lane, as first and middle names for their sons. While the name i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethwel Lagat
Bethwel is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Bethwel Henry (1934–2020), Micronesian politician * Bethwel Yegon (born 1993), Kenyan marathon runner Masculine given names {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Registe
David Registe (born 2 May 1988) is an American-born athlete representing Dominica in the long jump. He won the silver at the 2011 Pan American Games. Registe has a dual citizenship with the United States. His Dominica-born parents emigrated to Alaska in 1976. His personal best in the long jump is 8.29 metres, set at Azusa Pacific University in 2015 winning the Brian Clay Invitational. Competition record Personal bests *100 metres – 10.68 (+0.1 m/s) (Salem 2011) *200 metres – 21.44 (-1.0 m/s) (Walnut 2011) *Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ... – 8.29 (+3.0 m/s) (Azusa Pacific 2015) References 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Anchorage, Alaska American people of Dominica descent Dominica male long jumpers Athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam McMullen (athlete)
Adam McMullen (June 12, 1872 – March 2, 1959) was an American Republican politician and was the 21st Governor of Nebraska. Early life McMullen was born in Wellsville, New York and as a young boy moved with his family to Wymore, Nebraska. He was a founding member of the Beta Tau chapter of Delta Tau Delta fraternity at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1894. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1896, and matriculated at George Washington University, where he earned a law degree in 1899. He was married to Cora Greenwood. Career Still in Washington, D. C. after his graduation in 1899, McMullen worked as a secretary for Nebraska Congressman Jesse Strode, then for Senator Charles Henry Dietrich. He returned to Wymore, Nebraska where he passed the state bar and entered into private practice. In 1904, McMullen was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives; He was reelected to a second term in 1906. After this time, McMullen served as mayor of Wymore. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn-D Thompson
Shawn-D Thompson (born 20 January 1997) is a Jamaican long jumper. Early life He attended GC Foster College in Spanish Town. Career He is coached by Marlon Gayle and has based his run-up style on Ivan Pedroso of Cuba. He was a silver medalist at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships in Queretaro, Mexico, with a jump of 8.05 metres. He finished fourth in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, jumping 8.05 metres but missing out on bronze by a centimetre. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas with a jump of 7.75 metres. In June 2024, he competed at the Jamaican Athletics Championships long jump and was initially credited with a second place finish and a new personal best although the jump was later ruled to have been a foul. He was runner-up to Carey McLeod Carey McLeod (born 14 April 1998) is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. Career McLeod studied at Kingston College in Jamaica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Mitrevski
Christopher Mitrevski (born 12 July 1996) is an Australian long jumper and sprinter. He is a two-time World Athletics Championships qualifier for Australia, and he was the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships gold medallist in the long jump. After winning the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships, he struggled with technical issues. His jumps at the 2022 Commonwealth Games were long enough to win the gold medal, but he jumped so far behind the board that he only finished 9th. He achieved his best World Athletics Championships placing in 2023, missing the finals by one centimetre. Career Mitrevski began long jumping as early as 2007, and he finished 3rd at the 2016 Australian U20 Championships. In his first senior nationals at the 2015 Australian Athletics Championships, he competed in both the 100 metres and long jump, reaching the semifinals of the former and placing 10th overall in the latter. He placed 5th in the long jump the following year, failing to make the Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Mayack
Marcel Richard Mayack II (born 17 November 1990) is a Cameroonian male track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He was the bronze medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, setting a personal best of . Born in Ebolowa, he studied science and animation technology at Cameroon's National Institute of Youth and Sports. he took up athletics in 2014 and represented Cameroon in three jumping events at both the 2015 and 2017 Summer Universiade. He placed tenth in the long and triple jump finals in 2017. At the Islamic Solidarity Games that year he was tenth in long jump and eleventh in triple jump. He also managed fifth in the long jump at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''VIIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie'' (French language, French for ''8th Francophone Games''), informally known as Abidjan 2017, took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from July 21–30. This was the f .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajay Gayle
Tajay Gayle (born 2 August 1996) is a Jamaican long jumper and the 2019 World Champion. Biography Gayle was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a graduate of Papine High School in Kingston and he is a member of the MVP track club. He is coached by Stephen Francis, who is the former coach of Olympic and World Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah. On September 28, 2019, Gayle became the first Jamaican man to win a World Championship gold in the long jump. Career He became an 8-meter jumper in 2017, improving from the year before. Gayle finished fourth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and took the silver medal at the 2018 NACAC Championships, where he improved his personal best to . His current personal best is , achieved on September 28, 2019, in Doha, where he became World Champion. He claimed the gold in an upset of the heavily favored Cuban long jumper Juan Miguel Echevarría. He also beat the 2016 Olympic champion Jeff Henderson and the 2017 World Champion Luvo Manyonga. His jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
