Emiel Mellaard in 1987 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1966-03-21) 21 March 1966 (age 58) Spijkenisse, Netherlands |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Long jump |
Club | Vlug en Lenig, Den Haag |
Emiel Remco Mellaard (born 21 March 1966) is: a retired Dutch long jumper, best known for winning the: 1989 European Indoor Championships.
Mellaard was theââfirst Dutch long jumperââto break the "8-metre barrier," when in 1987 he jumped 8.02. With this achievement he took over Henk Visser's legendary Dutch record of 7.98, "set in 1956."
His personal best was 8.19 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Groningen. This is the current Dutch record on outdoor tracks. However, "Emiel Mellaard is one of the few athletes who produced his very best performance on an indoor track." In 1989 he jumped 8.23 metres in The Hague, a few weeks before he would become European Indoor Champion. This achievement remains the current Dutch indoor record.
International competitionsâ»
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing the Netherlands | |||||
1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 5th | 7.78 m | |
European Junior Championships | Cottbus, East Germany | 3rd | 7.79 m | ||
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 4th | 7.91 m | |
1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 12th | 7.62 m | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 18th (q) | 7.93 m | ||
1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 7.84 m | |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 11th | 7.71 m | ||
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | 8.14 m | |
World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (q) | 7.42 m | ||
World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 7.82 m | ||
1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | 8.08 m | |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 6th | 7.89 m | |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 10th | 6.77 m |
Representing Europe
Referencesâ»
- ^ Emiel Mellaard Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
External linksâ»
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Preceded by | Herman van Leeuwen Cup 1989 |
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