Simon EHAMMER

Simon EHAMMER - Switzerland - World Championship long jump bronze medal

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 15 August 2022

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Monday, 07 February 2000
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Switzerland.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Switzerland
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Simon EHAMMER - Switzerland - World Championship long jump bronze medal

Simon Ehammer is pictured during the long jump event in the decathlon which

he won with his second attempt of 8.31m*, a decathlon European Championship

record. He did not compete in the long jump in Munich but would have won a medal.

(8.06m won both the silver and bronze medals) he jumped 8.27m* on his third leap.

 

At the World Championship one month earlier he chose to compete in

the long jump and won the bronze medal.

 

2022 World Athletics Championships, Eugene, U.S.A.

Final men's long jump

1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Jianan  China (CHN) 7.94 x 8.03 x 8.03 8.36 8.36 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Miltiadis Tentoglou  Greece (GRE) x 8.30 8.29 8.24 8.32 8.20 8.32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Ehammer  Switzerland (SUI) 6.42 8.16 7.78 x x 7.94 8.16
4 Maykel Massó  Cuba (CUB) x 8.15 x 7.79 8.02 7.88 8.15 SB
5 Steffin McCarter  United States (USA) 7.87 8.04 x 7.88 7.87 x 8.04
6 Marquis Dendy  United States (USA) x 8.02 7.98 x x x 8.02