Ellsworth Manuel (born 27 November 1968) is a retired

Dutch Antillean nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom" , national_anthem = , common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento , demonym = Netherlands Antillean , capital = Willemstad , year_start = 1954 , year_end = 2010 , date_start = 15 December , ...

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. Manuel won the

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

at the 1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships. He also competed at the 1995 World Championships, the

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and the 1997 World Indoor Championships, without reaching the final. His personal best jump was 7.80 metres.

References

* 1968 births Living people Dutch Antillean long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Antilles World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands Antilles Male long jumpers Dutch Antillean male athletes {{NetherlandsAntilles-athletics-bio-stub