Norbert Brige (born 9 January 1964 in
Angres
Angres () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming and light industrial suburb situated just southwest of Lens centre, at the junction of the D51 and D58e roads. The A26 autorou ...
,
Pas-de-Calais
The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...
) is a retired
French
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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 ...
er.
His personal best jump was 8.22 metres, achieved in September 1988 in
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...
. This ranks him eighth on the French all-time list, behind
Kader Klouchi,
Jacques Rousseau,
Emmanuel Bangué,
Ronald Servius,
Mickaël Loria,
Cheikh Touré
Cheikhou Tidiane Touré (born January 25, 1970) is a Senegal-born French athlete who specialised in the long jump. He retired after the 2003 season.
His best international performance came in the 1997 World Championships, where he finished 7th. ...
and
Salim Sdiri
Salim Sdiri (born 26 October 1978) is a French long jumper of Tunisian descent. His personal best is 8.42 metres, achieved in June 2009 at Pierre-Bénite, which is the current French national record. He is also the French national record holder ...
.
French all-time lists (updated 2003)
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International competitions
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
French male long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for France
20th-century French sportsmen
21st-century French sportsmen
French Athletics Championships winners
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