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Emiel Mellaard
Dutch long jumper

Emiel Mellaard

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Dutch long jumper
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Place of birth
Spijkenisse, Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands
Age
58 years
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Biography

Emiel Remco Mellaard (born 21 March 1966) is a retired Dutch long jumper, best known for winning the 1989 European Indoor Championships.

Mellaard was the first Dutch long jumper to break the 8-metre barrier, when in 1987 he jumped 8.02. With this achievement he took over Henk Visser’s legendary Dutch record of 7.98, set in 1956.

His personal best was 8.19 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Groningen. This is the current Dutch record on outdoor tracks. However, Emiel Mellaard is one of the few athletes who produced his very best performance on an indoor track. In 1989 he jumped 8.23 metres in The Hague, a few weeks before he would become European Indoor Champion. This achievement remains the current Dutch indoor record.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  Netherlands
1985World Indoor GamesParis, France5th7.78 m
European Junior ChampionshipsCottbus, East Germany3rd7.79 m
1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany4th7.91 m
1987European Indoor ChampionshipsLiévin, France12th7.62 m
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy18th (q)7.93 m
1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th7.84 m
Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea11th7.71 m
1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands1st8.14 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (q)7.42 m
World CupBarcelona, Spain4th7.82 m1
1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom2nd8.08 m
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy6th7.89 m
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada10th6.77 m

1Representing Europe

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