Chris Tomlinson
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Christopher George Tomlinson (born 15 September 1981)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> is a retired English long jumper. He is the former British long jump record holder and competed at the Olympics of 2004, 2008 and 2012.
Biography
Born in Middlesbrough, Tomlinson began competing for Middlesbrough AC (formerly Mandale Harriers) at the age of 10, mostly over 100m and 200m. He attended Nunthorpe Secondary School, where he still holds many of its year group records for triple and long jump, before attending Prior Pursglove College in Guisborough. In his early teens Chris decided to concentrate on long jump. His major breakthrough came in 2002 when, just three months after breaking both wrists in a freak weight-training accident, he jumped 8.27 m to break the British record that had been held by Lynn Davies for 34 years. On 7 July 2007 he increased his record by a further 2 cm, jumping Template:Convert while competing in Bad Langensalza in Germany.
Tomlinson competed for athletics club Newham and Essex Beagles for some time. He has won seven national titles in various age groups, including one for the triple jump indoors for under 20s in 2000.
In February 2008 he became the world's top long jumper of the year so far with a leap of 8.18m. He won the silver medal at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. On 20 August 2009, his record was broken by 1 cm by Greg Rutherford in the qualifying for the World Championships long jump final. Both Rutherford and Tomlinson progressed to the final.
Tomlinson regained the British record in July 2011 with a jump of 8.35 m in Paris.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Rutherford equalled this distance on 3 May 2012,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> before surpassing it in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tomlinson was a five-times British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 2004 and the British Athletics Championships in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tomlinson was conferred with an Honorary doctorate by the University of East London in 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Achievements
Note: Results with a q, indicate overall position in qualifying round
Personal bests
| Event | Personal Best | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres (indoor) | 6.84 seconds | Lee Valley, UK | 4 January 2009 |
| 100 metres | 10.69 seconds | Florida, United States | 13 April 2002 |
| 200 metres | 21.55 seconds | London, UK | 8 May 2004 |
| Long Jump | 8.35 m | Paris, France | 8 July 2011 |
| Long Jump (indoor) | 8.18 m | Stuttgart, Germany | 2 February 2008 |
| Triple Jump | 14.80 m | Sheffield, UK | 8 July 2000 |
| Triple Jump (indoor) | 15.31 m | Birmingham, UK | 5 February 2000 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile and power of 10 profile.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Middlesbrough
- English men long jumpers
- British men long jumpers
- Olympic men long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- British Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century English sportsmen