| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (age 32) |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Men'sathletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest | Long Jump: 8.35 m (Cheboksary 2012) |
Sergey Morgunov (born 9 February 1993) is a Russiantrack and field athlete, specializing in thelong jump. On 20 June 2012 he set theWorld Junior Record in the event, jumping 8.35m (with a +1.1 wind) inCheboksary,Russia. The jump surpassed the longest standing record on the books, set byRandy Williams while winning the gold medal at the1972 Olympics. Morgunov's jump, set while winning the Russian Junior Championships also tied him for the best jump of the year, by any athlete, to that point in the 2012 Olympic year.[1] The mark also qualified as the European Junior Record, formerly held by Spain'sEusebio Caceres.
Previous to setting the record, Morgunov had won the 2011 European Junior Championships in come from behind fashion with a final jump of 8.18m atTallinn,Estonia. He had been in the lead of that event with a wind legal 8.10m (+0.2), only to see it surpassed in the final round by Poland'sTomasz Jaszczuk.[2]
The year before, as a 17-year-old, he participated in the2010 Summer Youth Olympics, placing 7th in the final with a jump of 7.08.
Earlier in 2012, Morgunov had run 60m indoors in 6.80 and had jumped a wind aided 8.20m inKrasnodar plus a 7.94m indoors inVolgograd.[3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 8.18 m |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 8.09 m |
| Olympic Games | London,United Kingdom | 16th (q) | 7.87 m | |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 8.01 m(wind: +1.1 m/s) |
World U20 Champions in men'slong jump | |
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