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|updated= 25 August 2015 }} Gregory James "Greg" Rutherford, MBE (born 17 November 1986)〔〔 is a British〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Athlete Profile )〕 track and field athlete who specialises in long jump. He represents Great Britain at the Olympics, World and European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games. Rutherford won the long jump gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 European Athletics Championships and 2015 World Athletics Championships, and topped the 2015 IAAF Diamond League rankings in the event. From 4 September 2015, when his Diamond League victory was confirmed with a fourth event win in Zurich, Rutherford held every available elite outdoor title, including his national title. Rutherford is the current British record holder for this event with his personal best of 8.51m. ==Early life== Rutherford grew up in Bletchley, Milton Keynes where he attended Two Mile Ash Primary School and went on to Denbigh School. He is the great-grandson of footballer Jock Rutherford, who won three Football League First Division titles with Newcastle United and 11 England caps, and is also the oldest player ever to have played for Arsenal; his grandfather also played for Arsenal. Rutherford played several sports as a youth including football, rugby and badminton. He had trials with Premiership football club Aston Villa as a teenager before deciding to pursue a career in athletics.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greg Rutherford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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