Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório (born 16 September 1980 in

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, Paraná) is a Brazilian

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competing in

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and

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. Based in

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, he has competed in several international championships since 2001. His jump of 17.90m is the

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and Brazilian record and ranks him tied for eighth best ever. He was a competitor for Brazil in the

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. The Chinese hosts constructed an extension to his bed to accommodate his 2.03 meter (6 ft 8 in) frame. After marrying Samara Abdul Ghani, his Lebanese physiotherapist, in 2005 Gregório converted to

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and changed his legal name to ''Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório''. Samara has since given birth to their first child, Jade, and to their second child, Sahara. In Brazil Grand Prix of athletics, organized in Belém, of May 28, 2007, Jadel Gregório broke the record South-American and Brazilian of triple jump, obtaining a mark of 17.90 meters. This Jump, at the time, moved him up to the 6th place on the world all time list, behind only Jonathan Edwards (18,29m), Kenny Harrison (18,09m), Willie Banks (17,97m), Khristo Markov (17,92m) e James Beckford (17,92m).

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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- 8.22 m (2004) *

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- 17.90 m (2007) Indoor *

- 7.82 m (2005) *

- 17.56 m (2006)

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* * 1980 births Living people Brazilian male triple jumpers Brazilian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil World Athletics Championships medalists People from Jandaia do Sul Brazilian Muslims Converts to Islam Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Paraná (state) 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub