Nathan Morgan (born 30 June 1978 in

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...

, England) is an English long jumper with a personal best of 8.26 metres. He is the former British record holder, but is currently third on the British all time long jump list, behind

Chris Tomlinson Christopher George Tomlinson (born 15 September 1981) is a retired English long jumper. He is the former British long jump record holder and competed at the Olympics of 2004, 2008 and 2012. Career Born in Middlesbrough, Tomlinson began compet ...

and Greg Rutherford. At the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

he was the only athlete to jump over eight meters with a jump of 8.02 m. This clinched him a gold medal.BBC SPORT , Commonwealth Games 2002 , Athletics , Morgan clinches surprise win
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* 1978 births Living people English male long jumpers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub