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Rutherford adds world gold to Olympic title

Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 07:20
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Rutherford adds world gold to Olympic title
Greg Rutherford.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Greg Rutherford won a third gold medal for Britain when he claimed victory in the men's long jump at the world championships on Tuesday.

The Olympic champion leapt a season's best of 8.41 metres in a dominant display in Beijing.

Australian Fabrice Lapierre won silver with 8.24m, while there were cheers from a packed Bird's Nest stadium crowd as home hope Jianan Wang claimed bronze (8.18).

Along with Rutherford, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill have also won golds for Britain in Beijing, in the 10 000m and heptathlon, mirroring the trio's feats on the same memorable night at the London Olympics in 2012.
 

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