Greg Rutherford Win's Long Jump Gold - London 2012 Olympics

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Highlights from the Olympic Stadium as Britain's Greg Rutherford wins Gold in the Men's Long Jump Final.
Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women's events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men's programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men.
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[@k2477456]

Rutherford had the best post win interview I've ever seen, " I'm in my home country and I just won the Olympics" just awesome!

[@LiquidSpiral]

The best day in British athletics.

[@TXVR-ut6qw]

Farah with the double (5k and 10k) Ennis winning the heptathlon, and Rutherford winning the long jump. What a day for britain

[@noahbowie5985]

One of the proudest days of my life. I was there watching it happen with tears in my eyes

[@lavs8696]

@@TXVR-ut6qw farah is not british

[@edwardlawrence4428]

@@lavs8696 He represents Britain. Ergo he’s British.

[@takestwo8331]

I'm pretty sure ppl who are putting negative comments here ,they have no idea about how hard an athlete work just to get selected for Olympic Games . Instead of telling their performance is weak just appreciate them...

[@bodsnvimto]

8.31 metres. I suggest you all take your tape measure out to see what this distance actually looks like.... ...then take a run and a jump, and see how far you get.

[@bogswats3420]

that's not really the point, props to Rutherford for winning but the distance isn't that great

[@theren8311]

I get your point on the distance not being 'all' that, but question yourself as to why it's not. You are comparing him to, and let's be honest, up to at least three men in history (Ivan, Carl and Mike) (obviously quite a bit more have jumped over (8.50m/28', but how often do?) because these men are constantly jumping at the level. When compared to all the other jumpers in history, 8.31 is pretty decent win on any given day. When these guys were winning, second place was around that distance. When they retired, winning became around that distance (Except Dwight Phillips in '05 and '09, which correct me if Im wrong were his only championship winning jumps over 8.50 and Menkov '13 and Saladino '07).. And as great as Ivan was, he had outdoor championship wins in the 8.40 ranges 2/5 times.

[@ericgeorge5483]

In my case, not very.

[@jacklee9044]

Kenta Renard well the distance is incredible. It’s just not incredible on the Olympic level.

[@reagantangleigen9551]

5.7

[@kayleighobrien7275]

The night which totally changed this man's life. Good luck next month Greg.

[@CallumIsRaving]

Being at the same school as Greg at the same time, this makes me feel really proud of him!

[@sisidraig6711]

That was such a bizarre final. No one jumped anything like their best but Greg Rutherford was so excitable when he won! It was just fantastic!

[@kaixinjiang897]

"I was jumping terrible." Bruh.

[@KaMaL-bg3ko]

oh nice one give me ur Facebook id pls

[@npm2457]

It was a glorious 2012 Olympics!

[@TBrl8]

During his interview, Rutherford got so squeaky, that dogs from several miles away were attracted to the stadium.

[@vijivik5949]

wow these guys are amazing!!! I am doing long jump in my school year 7 district sports league......... WOW!!! Greg you are my rolemodel!!!

[@S4yH3llo2MyLilFr13nd]

taina limatorres _I agree with you. There program is intended to gain vert in less_ _than a week and its not just by making themselves gain money_ _just like others on the internet. I tried it myself and it taught me_ _proper exercise to increase my vert just like you.:)_

[@S4yH3llo2MyLilFr13nd]

But dude, you got the name of the site misspelled. That should be: *_jumphighmanual.blogspot.com_*

[@filipvrbik]

Greg is the best, hope to see him jump again!

[@leahhart5208]

Good luck in Rio Greg!❤️

[@TheTori2187]

Greg Rutherford- you legend! Xxx

[@livingthedream5112]

Beautiful Greg x x

[@jahdz4244]

Now a masterchef champ too what a guy

[@moulinyan]

bumped into greg getting off a train, legend

[@TheSlowPianist]

Did he mind the gap?

[@jacobstamp818]

He lives like 2 min walk away from me, in a local park they made a line on the ground the same distance as his jump.

[@CianMcCabe98]

Can anyone else see a little bit of Neil Patrick Harris in him?

[@stevenv1002]

In nearly thirty years of watching sport, Super Saturday was my favourite sports day, six golds! I do think however think Greg Rutherford's win was just right place, right time scenarios, but credit too him, if he never wins another medal again he can always call himself an Olympic champion

[@biggurs]

super saturday!!! a day to remember

[@Tomboycarol]

Good Luck tomorrow Greg

[@Epicgamerbro2000]

I thought all those people were cheering about the long jump... Then I saw the people running in the backround.

[@jdub204]

they were cheering for long jump. that was the 10,000m in the background and it had barely started.

[@CozSiddy]

awesomeeeeeeeee

[@furdiebant]

Lovely bloke

[@serenity8666]

whos here for PE homework

[@poppies1875]

Yep

[@yusufali9159]

Me

[@voke_spark2706]

axaila me

[@jimwelgarcia3978]

How long is your jump mine 4.2m

[@powerllesss2672]

Jimwel Garcia 6.13m

[@KoeingseggCCM]

I thank MaliciousCarrot for sending me here.

[@FinnJohnson]

To win at home as an underdog... what a fairytale

[@aidanbakk8634]

Great

[@sparkshot289]

Bit unusual to see Will Claye long jumping

[@MrSeam0nk3y]

just casually jumping 27 feet no big deal... Props to you Greg Rutherford

[@pigsrule1224]

I didn't know Barney Stinson was a world class long jumper

[@themoney4100]

What jump are you talking about?

[@slimithy12]

Someone was standing in front of the wind meter so they couldn't tell if it was legal or not.

[@rgqwerty63]

who wouldve thought a ginger guy from England would win ahead of black people in a sport that involves running fast and jumping far?

[@wbj7444]

rgqwerty63 racist much

[@archiebunker4108]

@@wbj7444 Of course, he was talking about race but innocuously so what's your problem?

[@stevecrocker6904]

@@wbj7444 : he was saying what everyone pretty much thinks and results verify. It amuses me the "pavlov' dog" reactions as some people just have to bark at things "we're not allowed to say". Like they're being poked with a stick You see, real racism is hatred towards or holding a group down based on racial differences - racism isn't about mentioning the bleeding obvious about who traditionally wins sprints or long/triple jumps (as Carl Lewis himself implied when he said "we're just built better")

[@accesscrimea]

pause at 1.03 - look at how high Watt is!!!

[@xxXyawww]

nph and himym brought me here

[@devinhaynes5006]

Wow that is crazy I thought I was good at long jump but wow 7.09 tho

[@jamesharper2823]

Cool

[@TheDHM3007]

Who is bob bacon...

[@user-dk4ry5iu4r]

جميل🎊🎉

[@triplehm11]

"win's"???? uhhh grammar check

[@jirkm]

cuantos metros salto alguien que me pudiera decir por favor ¿?

[@SergioArriv1llaga]

jahir lizama 8.31m el primer lugar

[@jeffallinson8089]

Mitchell Watt looked really pissed off lol.

[@stevecrocker6904]

no he didn't. You saw a look of frustration and resignation. He knows he's jump better than his 8.17 here.....on about 30 occasions, with an 8.54m PB. Athletes get disappointed with themselves when their performances don't match their own honest expectations. Professional athletes know what their capabilities are and what form they're in. As he said , Greg's his best mate on tour and he's pleased for him

[@Michael-xg5gn]

Amazing jumping Gregg! I bet he could jump onto a car roof from a standstill!

[@user-vr5kg3vb9f]

That’s me dad. I live in Milton Keynes, I’m ginger, my name is daisy Rutherford and I’m one of the best in my year at long jump Oh I also met him before but I was like 4

[@rooneymajestic]

Bob Beamon jumped nearly TWO FEET more in 1968... He jumped 8.90m

[@7777Martes]

+rooneymajestic Beamon's jump of 29 feet 2 1/2 inches is still the Olympic record 48 years later (although no longer the world record). At the time in 1968 be beat the existing record by 21 3/4".

[@justmepercy720]

That was in Mexico City, at altitude. That makes a difference. Still an awesome distance, though.

[@OctoLemur]

I'm scared a kevin ware injury is gonna happen one of these days..

[@RossHamMil]

Team chris tomlinson

[@amp3cx10000a7jp]

Although it is a wonderful move, record is dissatisfied with one not being displayed.

[@TXVR-ut6qw]

No one noticed the fact it said win's instead of wins?

[@stevecrocker6904]

I did - but I've gotten used to people guessing where and if to put apostrophes. Our school systems must be a shambles

[@anthonybailey3511]

Mitchell Watt let this one get away. It was his olympic to win but he picked the wrong day to have a bad day. That was his worst jump of the season.

[@pondguard22]

I enjoyed this Gold more than Jess Ennis' or Mo Farah. Unreal. Absolutely unreal. Nobody saw this coming & nobody saw him dominating for the next few years either. Brilliant man.

[@tracylawson8708]

I was 4 when Greg got his gold medal....

[@rexultimatum2588]

K....

[@warofmankind]

+Rex Ultimatum Loool

[@tracylawson8708]

+warofmankind :D I'm 9 years old now, and the Rio Games are happening now...

[@JakiFeldman]

is he barney stiensien

[@TheDHM3007]

27'4 would've gotten 6th at US Olympic trials 2016

[@user-ye1ku9zu9z]

هسه احنا شعلينا بيكم علمود ندرسكم

[@rambhargav71]

Remember bob beacons record

[@siray4471]

We got 3 different accents?

[@Trackreator]

Facts I was listening to then while reading your comment! 😂😂💪

[@Fatima502]

To the narrator: First, you don't have "heats" in the long jump or any field events. They are qualifying groups. Second, no-one says "eight point three one metres" in athletics, we say would eight thirty one.

[@rileyplayzgames3411]

When he said heats he meant qualifying

[@theren8311]

You can say it either way. There is no set way or "cool" way or any form of way... People say nine five eight, some say nine point five eight. It's whatever you are lazy enough to say at the moment.

[@bambino9235]

It's almost like he's commentating for the average person sat at home watching the olympics and not for a specific audience of athletes...

[@squill8779]

Erki Nool (Decathlete) would have beaten Mitchell Watt by 6cm!

[@Slaughtered-jx2ei]

I thought you were suppose to stay on your feet during the long jump? Not talking bad about these Guys I just don't know the rules

[@mrchallengeperson]

Someone already has, it wasn't allowed for a stupid reason

[@tylerking5985]

Wow what happened to long jump..

[@adon31997]

Wonder if somebody will ever break 8.95......

[@katel-6877]

yo that boy can jUMP

[@16ozClawHammer]

I don't mean to be the apostrophe police but 'Win's' from an official Olympic account?! I mean. This is easy stuff. Jesus Christ.

[@bambino9235]

Yeah- If you can understand what someone's saying well enough to be able to correct the mistake, then the correction isn't worth making, but in formal and official contexts? Come on... It makes it seem like his name is Greg Rutherford Win

[@dbom7871]

I have 4.5 :( but I'm 15 :)

[@isaacwolfe6778]

hassankachal Im 13, my P.B is 4.27, I hope to reach 4.5 by 14

[@dbom7871]

I actually recently hit 4.96 a few days ago, and made it to my city's metros in javelin with 31.46m. I broke my hand though and can't compete :(

[@isaacwolfe6778]

Tough luck mate, well done for getting the new pb

[@dbom7871]

thanks, I also hit pb in triple, 9.95

[@isaacwolfe6778]

I don't do triple, but id like to try it.

[@TickleMyPitz]

bah after seeing mike powell's world record im not impressed lol

[@grobpote]

Congratulations to Greg - nice job. On the other hand for me as a long jump fan it was a helluva disappointing final. 8,31 is weak. Very weak..

[@gamblemadman]

Istvan Grob Well, his PB is 8.51m . . . if it makes you feel any better.

[@carmine3245]

What's that in feet

[@joetomiokia]

yup yeah it is

[@BlackholeGuitar]

27 feet

[@nickyjlyons]

"Keep having faith in god", god didn't do it mate, YOU did it!!

[@jkim2770]

Bro, Because he has faith in the Lord unlike you he has the desire and will power to win and do his best in the Lord's eyes he has faith because the Lord will always love us as and because bad shit happens but he still loves us.

[@nickyjlyons]

Who said I didn't have faith?

[@jkim2770]

not you him! actually we aren't going anywhere with this are we?

[@nickyjlyons]

haha. No we're not, have a good day man :)

[@jkim2770]

You too :)

[@yelb9135]

“Win’s”???

[@larpensil]

he should play basketball :D

[@anticristo7404]

come on, 8.31 m, my grandmother jumps more distance

[@anticristo7404]

I don`t understand you. It:s some kind of afroamerican Idioms?

[@GingerLee1]

its nice to see redheads that can jump

[@malharjajoo7393]

Far from the world record ..... :/

[@lifegoals9528]

Meh, jumps of under 8.5m shouldn't be given a medal. Rubbish. The record is 8.95m, and that was set 27 years ago. This was a paper gold medal.

[@socman3988]

Very disappointing final. Long jump standards for men and women has fallen a lot.not sure why but 8.31m is very weak. Just as a comparison Ashton Eaton jumps 8.23m in the Decathlon !!! Back in the days Carl Lewis mike Powell , Ivan Petroso would jump 8:30 in their warm ups!! Same with women. They are struggling to break 7m when back in the days Jackie Joyner , H Dressler would win with jumps 7.40 and more. Note that J Joyner jumped in the Heptathlon 7.27m!!!!! Yeap!!

[@moritzpbbarvencik]

+Soc Geo maybe the athletes are tested more nowadays?

[@socman3988]

+Jerry B Andérson possibly , but then again you wouldn't have all these sprinters including Usain Bolt run all these crazy times which back in the days I mentioned would have never dreamed of.

[@moritzpbbarvencik]

Soc Geo It's difficult to say. In general I'm pretty skeptical of old olympics records that far outperform the current world's best, because I can't imagine that the fitness levels and nutrition got worse. But it could be that those were just freakish individuals. Or maybe the conditions (2012 olympics) on that day weren't the best. 2015 Rutherford won with 8.41 meters. And his best is 8.51. Or maybe in some disciplines performance enhancing drugs have a bigger affects than in other disciplines (jumping > 100m).

[@Ilovemunchlax1]

This was notoriously a bad final lots of jumpers underperformed.

[@LINAZAS]

Those guys are a joke compared to what Mike Powell and Carl Lewis where jumping in 80's and 90's

[@pondguard22]

LinasBen They're also clean.........

[@LSturdy]

pondguard22 How do you know?

[@pondguard22]

Because I read.

[@LSturdy]

I read Humpty Dumpty but that doesn't make it true !

[@pondguard22]

Well now you're just being a moron instead of being ignorant & naive.

[@mh0Ang95]

Damn, Mitchell Watt has gross form on everything... Run and the jump both look hideous

[@myathleticschannel5968]

hey you could probably only jump half his distance that he did.

[@olo21]

Having shared a LJ coach in high school, I can vouch for what he said in the post event interview that he was feeling off that day. Unfortunately that's how it goes at that level, how you slept the night before, what you ate for breakfast etc can affect your performance. Congrats to all three medal winners.