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| Phillips Idowu |
| Event |
triple jump |
| Height |
6'4" (192 cm) |
| Weight |
196 lbs (89 kg) |
| Nationality |
Great Britain |
| PR |
TJ - 17.75i (2008) |
| Born |
December 30, 1978 at Hackney, Greater London, England, Great Britain |
| Club |
Belgrave Harriers, Wimbledon (GBR) |
Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu (1978-) is a English triple jumper who competed in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics and then won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
Career highlights
| Meet |
Place |
Mark |
Wind |
City |
Date |
| Triple Jump |
| 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
1 f |
17.73 |
0.00 |
Berlin |
8/18/2009 |
| 1st SPAR European Team Championships |
2 f |
17.50 |
0.10 |
Leiria |
6/21/2009 |
| The XXIX Olympic Games |
2 f |
17.62 |
0.90 |
Beijing (National Stadium) |
8/21/2008 |
| 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships |
1 f |
17.75 |
|
Valencia, ESP |
3/09/2008 |
| 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
6 f |
17.09 |
-0.90 |
Osaka |
8/27/2007 |
| 29th European Indoor Championships |
1 f |
17.56 |
|
Birmingham, GBR |
3/03/2007 |
| 19th European Athletics Championships |
5 f |
17.02 |
0.30 |
Göteborg |
8/12/2006 |
| 18th Commonwealth Games |
1 f |
17.45 |
0.20 |
Melbourne |
3/25/2006 |
| 28th European Indoor Athletics Championships |
6 q |
16.44 |
|
Madrid |
3/04/2005 |
| 28th Olympic Games |
2 q |
17.33 |
-1.20 |
Athína (Olympic Stadium) |
8/20/2004 |
| 18th IAAF Grand Prix Final |
7 f |
16.35 |
1.80 |
Paris (Chárlety) |
9/14/2002 |
| 18th European Championships in Athletics |
5 f |
16.92 |
-1.00 |
München |
8/08/2002 |
| 17th Commonwealth Games |
2 f |
17.68 |
1.20 |
Manchester |
7/28/2002 |
| 8th IAAF World Championships |
9 f |
16.60 |
0.30 |
Edmonton |
8/06/2001 |
| 27th Olympic Games |
6 f |
17.08 |
0.00 |
Sydney |
9/25/2000 |
External links
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World Champions in Men's Triple Jump |
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1983 Zdzisław Hoffmann | 1987 Hristo Markov | 1991 Kenny Harrison | 1993 Mike Conley | 1995 Jonathan Edwards | 1997 Yoelbi Quesada | 1999 Charles Friedek | 2001 Jonathan Edwards | 2003 Christian Olsson | 2005 Walter Davis | 2007 Nelson Évora | 2009 Phillips Idowu
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