Nathan Morgan

Not to be confused with Nathan Morgan Farm in Sumter County, Georgia, US
Not to be confused with Nathan Drake.

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.
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