James Beckford is pictured above during the Long Jump at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
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Men's Long Jump Final.
World Athletics Championships 1995,
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| 1. Ivan Pedroso |
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CUB |
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8.70m |
| 2. James Beckford |
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JAM |
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8.30m |
| 3. Mike Powell |
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USA |
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8.29m |
| 4. Georg Ackermann |
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GER |
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8.14m |
| 5. Bogdan Tudor |
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ROM |
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8.01m |
| 6. Konstantinos Koukod'mos |
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GRE |
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8.00m |
| 7. Geng Huang |
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CHN |
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7.94m |
| 8. Ivaylo Mladenov |
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BUL |
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7.93m |
| 9. Andrey Ignatov |
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RUS |
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7.93m |
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Men's Long Jump Final.
Olympic Games 1996
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| 1. Carl Lewis |
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USA |
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8.50m |
| 2. James Beckford |
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JAM |
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8.29m |
| 3. Joe Greene |
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USA |
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8.24m |
| 4. Emmanuel Bangue |
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FRA |
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8.19m |
| 5. Mike Powell |
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USA |
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8.17m |
| 6. Gregor Cankar |
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SLO |
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8.11m |
| 7. Aleksandr Glovatskiy |
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BEL |
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8.07m |
| 8. Mattias Sunneborn |
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SWE |
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8.06m |
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James in action on 29th August 2003 at the Paris World Championships.
Photo G.Herringshaw. ©.
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Men's Long Jump Final.
2003 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Dwight PHILLIPS |
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USA |
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8.32 |
| 2. James BECKFORD |
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JAM |
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8.28 |
| 3. Yago LAMELA |
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ESP |
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8.22 |
| 4. Ignisious GAISAH |
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GHA |
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8.13 |
| 5. Hussein Taher AL-SABEE |
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KSA |
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8.10 |
| 6. Volodymyr ZYUSKOV |
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UKR |
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8.08 |
| 7. Walter DAVIS |
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USA |
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8.02 |
| 8. Osbourne MOXEY |
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BAH |
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7.93 |
The picture above of James Beckford was taken on 26th. August 2004 by G.H. ©
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He is pictured above during the Long Jump fina. He was agonisingly close to winning the bronze medal
with a seasons best jump of 8.31m, finishing just 1cm behind Spain's
Joan Lino Martinez whose 8.32m was a new PB.
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Men's Long Jump Final.
Olympic Games 2004.
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| 1. Dwight Phillips |
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USA |
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8.59m |
| 2. John Moffitt |
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USA |
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8.47m |
| 3. Joan Lino Martinez |
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SPA |
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8.32m |
| 4. James Beckford |
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JAM |
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8.31m |
| 5. Christopher Tomlinson |
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GBR |
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8.25m |
| 6. Ignisious Gaisah |
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GHA |
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8.24m |
| 7. Ivan Pedroso |
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CUB |
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8.23m |
| 8. Bogdan Tarus |
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ROM |
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8.21m |
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