Jadel Gregório
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Born | Jandaia do Sul, Paraná, Brazil | 16 September 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório (born 16 September 1980) is a Brazilian athlete competing in long jump and triple jump. Based in São Paulo, he has competed in several international championships since 2001. His jump of 17.90m is the South American and Brazilian record and ranks him tied for eighth best ever.
He was a competitor for Brazil in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Chinese hosts constructed an extension to his bed to accommodate his 2.03 meter (6 ft 8 in) frame.[1]
After marrying Samara Abdul Ghani, his Lebanese physiotherapist, in 2005 Gregório converted to Islam[2] and changed his legal name to Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório. Samara has since given birth to their first child, Jade, and to their second child, Sahara.[3]
In Brazil Grand Prix of athletics, organized in Belém, of May 28, 2007, Jadel Gregório broke the record South-American and Brazilian of triple jump, obtaining a mark of 17.90 meters. This Jump, at the time, moved him up to the 6th place on the world all-time list, behind only Jonathan Edwards (18.29m), Kenny Harrison (18.09m), Willie Banks (17.97m), Khristo Markov (17.92m) and James Beckford (17.92m).
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- Long jump - 8.22 m (2004)
- Triple jump - 17.90 m (2007)
Indoor
- Long jump - 7.82 m (2005)
- Triple jump - 17.56 m (2006)
Competition record
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Bremer, Catherine (2008-08-05). "Extended bed greets leggy Gregorio in Beijing". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ "Jadel Gregório - Atleta" (in Portuguese). Islambr. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
- ^ Ferrelli, Marcelo (2007-12-21). "Das pizza e esfihas a recorde continental e pódio no Mundial" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
External links
[edit]- Jadel Gregório at World Athletics
- Jadel Gregório at Diamond League
- Jadel Gregório at IBSF
- Jadel Gregório at Olympics.com
- Jadel Gregório at Olympedia
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Brazilian male triple jumpers
- Brazilian male long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Brazil
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games athletes for Brazil
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- People from Jandaia do Sul
- Brazilian Muslims
- Converts to Islam
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Athletes from Paraná (state)
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners
- Brazilian athletics biography stubs