The men's triple jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7–9 August. Twenty-seven athletes from 21 nations competed. The ev
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Phillips Idowu
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Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu, is a British athlete who specialised in the triple jump and was active at elite level between 2000 and 2014, with his greatest success coming between 2006 and 2011. He is a
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
…rest of the other rounds off. Lyukman Adams and Will Claye took all three attempts to get in a sufficient jump. Host team favorite 2009 world champion Phillips Idowu made it to the qualifying round, but could not advance. In the first round, 35-year-old Fabrizio Donato took the lead over 40 cm ahead of Alexis Copello…
Phillips Idowu at the 2009 World Championships.
Idowu on the way to his first World Championships title in 2009 with a broken arm
Panorama of Phillips Idowu in 2008 Olympic Games