Emiel Mellaard
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Emiel Remco Mellaard is a retired Dutch
long jump
er, best known for his gold medal
at the 1989 European Indoor Championships
in The Hague
.
Emiel Mellaard was the first Dutch long jumper who broke the 8-metres barrier, when in 1987 he jumped 8.02. With this achievement he took over Henk Visser
’s legendary Dutch record of 7.98, set up back 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. It is obvious that this achievement is the current Dutch indoor record.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
er, best known for his gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the 1989 European Indoor Championships
1989 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 20th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1989.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...
in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
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Emiel Mellaard was the first Dutch long jumper who broke the 8-metres barrier, when in 1987 he jumped 8.02. With this achievement he took over Henk Visser
Henk Visser
Henk Visser is a Dutch politician. He is born in 1946.-References:...
’s legendary Dutch record of 7.98, set up back 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. It is obvious that this achievement is the current Dutch indoor record.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | European Junior Championships | Cottbus Cottbus Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :... , East Germany |
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| 1986 | European Championships 1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump These are the official results of the Men's long jump event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 29 August 1986.-Final:-See also:* 1982 Men's European Championships Long Jump... |
Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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| 1988 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump The Men's Long Jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 38 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Sunday September 25, 1988.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:... |
Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| 1989 | European Indoor Championships 1989 European Indoor Championships in Athletics The 20th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1989.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*... |
The Hague The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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| 1990 | European Indoor Championships 1990 European Indoor Championships in Athletics The 21st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1990.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*... |
Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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