Chris Noffke (born 6 January 1988) is an Australian

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 takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. He was born in

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. He attended St Peter's Lutheran College in Brisbane, Queensland. He finished fourth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships. He also competed at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final round. His personal best jump is 8.33 metres, achieved in March 2010 in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

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1988 births Living people Australian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Sportspeople from Ipswich, Queensland Athletes from Queensland People educated at St Peters Lutheran College Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub