Nathan Morgan

Nathan Morgan
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born30 June 1978
Leicester, England
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubBirchfield Harriers
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Long Jump

Nathan Morgan (born 30 June 1978 in ) is former long jumper from England, with a personal best of 8.26 metres and who won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

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.[2]

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he was the only athlete to jump over eight meters with a jump of 8.02 m. This clinched him a gold medal.[3]

Morgan was twice British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships[4] and the 2001 AAA Championships.[5]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 3rd 7.74 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 7.99 m (wind: +1.8 m/s)
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 1st 8.02 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th 7.65 m

References

  1. ^ "Nathan MORGAN - Long Jump Gold at 2002 Commonwealth Games. - Great Britain". Sporting Heroes.
  2. ^ "GB Olympics gold: Who is Greg Rutherford?". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games 2002 | Athletics | Morgan clinches surprise win
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2025.