Irving is pictured above at the 2006 Grand Prix Final in Stuttgart.
He finished in first place in the Long Jump, his leap of 8.41m leaving him
7cm clear of Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi. A week later Saladino represented
The Americas in the World Cup and once again tasted victory, this time with a
jump of 8.26m.
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Men's Long Jump.
2006 Grand Prix Final |
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. |
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| 1. Irving Saladino |
|
PAN |
|
8.41 |
| 2. Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi |
|
KSA |
|
8.34 |
| 3. Louis Tsatoumas |
|
GRE |
|
8.29 |
| 4. Ignisious Gaisah |
|
GHA |
|
8.26 |
| 5. Miguel Pate |
|
USA |
|
8.26 |
| 6. Dwight Phillips |
|
USA |
|
8.09 |
| 7. James Beckford |
|
JAM |
|
7.83 |
| 8. Issam Nima |
|
ALG |
|
7.73 |
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Men's Long Jump.
2006 World Cup |
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|
|
. |
|
| 1. Irving Saladino |
|
AME |
|
8.26 |
| 2. Andrew Howe |
|
EUR |
|
8.12 |
| 3. Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi |
|
ASI |
|
8.11 |
| 4. Ignisious Gaisah |
|
AFR |
|
8.09 |
| 5. Salim Sdiri |
|
FRA |
|
8.03 |
| 6. Brian Johnson |
|
USA |
|
7.88 |
| 7. Ruslan Gataullin |
|
RUS |
|
7.64 |
| 8. Fabrice Lapierre |
|
OCE |
|
7.58 |
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