Británico Greg Rutherford gana medalla de oro en salto largo de Londres 2012
El australiano Mitchell Watt se colgó la presea de plata al saltar 8.16 metros, mientras que el estadounidense Will Claye se quedó con el bronce con 8.12 metros, en un abarrotado Estadio Olímpico de Londres.
El favorito del público local, Greg Rutherford, realizó su mejor salto en su cuarto intento y se convirtió en el primer británico que conquista el salto de longitud olímpico en casi cincuenta años.
Rutherford, de 25 años, ganó así el primer gran título internacional de su carrera, tras una plata en los campeonatos de Europa de 2006 y haber sido eliminado en la ronda clasificatoria de Pekín 2008.
Rutherford llegó a Londres con la mejor marca mundial del año (junto al ruso Morgunov), 8.35 conseguidos en el mes de mayo.
IAAF
GBR| Sex | Weight | Height | Date of Birth | Place of birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 17/11/1986 |
| Personal Best – Outdoor | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Metres | 10.38 | 0.3 | Bedford, GBR | 02/07/2005 |
| 10.38 | 0.6 | Mannheim | 18/06/2005 | |
| Long Jump | 8.35 | 2.0 | Chula Vista, CA | 03/05/2012 |
| Personal Best – Indoor | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Metres | 6.68 | Birmingham, GBR | 21/02/2009 | |
| Long Jump | 8.00 | Torino | 08/03/2009 | |
| Progression – Outdoor | |||||
| Season | Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Metres | 2005 | 10.38 | 0.3 | Bedford, GBR | 02/07/2005 |
| 2005 | 10.38 | 0.6 | Mannheim | 18/06/2005 | |
| 2004 | 10.69 | London (HA) | 14/08/2004 | ||
| Long Jump | 2012 | 8.35 | 2.0 | Chula Vista, CA | 03/05/2012 |
| 2011 | 8.27 | 0.3 | Paris Saint-Denis | 08/07/2011 | |
| 2010 | 8.22 | 0.4 | New Delhi | 09/10/2010 | |
| 2009 | 8.30 | -0.5 | Berlin | 20/08/2009 | |
| 2008 | 8.20 | 2.0 | Birmingham, GBR | 12/07/2008 | |
| 2007 | 7.96 | -0.2 | Tallinn | 22/07/2007 | |
| 2006 | 8.26 | 2.0 | Manchester (SC) | 15/07/2006 | |
| 2005 | 8.14 | 0.0 | Kaunas | 22/07/2005 | |
| Progression – Indoor | |||||
| Season | Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Metres | 2009 | 6.68 | Birmingham, GBR | 21/02/2009 | |
| 2005 | 6.80 | Birmingham | 19/02/2005 | ||
| Long Jump | 2010 | 7.94 | Sheffield | 13/02/2010 | |
| 2009 | 8.00 | Torino | 08/03/2009 | ||
| 2006 | 7.82 | Bergen (Høiehallen) | 04/02/2006 | ||
| 2005 | 7.64 | Sheffield | 13/02/2005 | ||
| Honours | |||||||
| Rank | Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Jump | |||||||
| The XXX Olympic Games | 1 | f | 8.31 | -0.4 | London (OS) | 04/08/2012 | |
| 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 7 | q | 8.00 | 1.4 | Daegu | 01/09/2011 | |
| 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 5 | q | 7.80 | Doha | 12/03/2010 | ||
| 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 5 | f | 8.17 | 0.7 | Berlin | 22/08/2009 | |
| 30th European Athletics Indoor Championships | 6 | f | 8.00 | Torino | 08/03/2009 | ||
| The XXIX Olympic Games | 10 | f | 7.84 | -0.4 | Beijing (National Stadium) | 18/08/2008 | |
| 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 10 | q | 7.77 | 1.1 | Osaka | 29/08/2007 | |
| 19th European Athletics Championships | 2 | f | 8.13 | 1.0 | Göteborg | 08/08/2006 | |
| 27th SPAR European Cup Super League | 9 | f | 5.98 | 1.4 | Malaga | 28/06/2006 | |
| 18th Commonwealth Games | 8 | f | 7.85 | -0.1 | Melbourne | 22/03/2006 | |
| 18th European Junior Championships | 1 | f | 8.14 | 0.0 | Kaunas | 22/07/2005 | |
















