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Medal record 
Dwight PhillipsMen’s athletics Competitor for the 
United StatesOlympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Long jump World Championships Gold 2003 Paris Long jump Gold 2005 Helsinki Long jump Gold 2009 Berlin Long jump Gold 2011 Daegu Long jump Bronze 2007 Osaka Long jump World Indoor Championships Gold 2003 Birmingham Long jump Continental Cup Gold 2010 Split Long jump Dwight Phillips (born October 1, 1977 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American athlete and a four-time world champion in the long jump. He has also competed in the 60 meters and 100 meters sprints.
Career
Phillips was a promising sprinter in his early days but concentrated on the triple jump while at University of Kentucky before switching to the long jump after moving to Arizona State University in 2000. He competed at 2000 Sydney Olympics and finished eighth in the long jump with a jump of 8.06 m. He was the best American performer in the event. At his first World Championships he again finished eighth.
He came to prominence in 2003 when he won both the IAAF indoor and outdoor World Championships. The indoor championship event was a close contest, with Phillips only beating Spain's Yago Lamela by a centimeter. He won the outdoor title with a winning margin of four centimeters over James Beckford of Jamaica.[1][2]
In the run up to the 2004 Athens Olympics, Phillips was ranked number one in the world, and he won the gold medal by a margin of 12 cm over his compatriot John Moffitt. His winning jump of 8.59 meters was the fourth biggest in Olympic history, after Bob Beamon (1968) and Carl Lewis (1988, 1992).[3][4]
His success continued at the next two World Championships. Taking the gold medal at the 2005 Helsinki event, and winning bronze in Osaka two years later.[5][6]
Phillips finished fourth in the long jump at the U.S. Olympic Trials, meaning he would not compete at the Beijing Olympics and would not defend his Olympic title.
On June 7, 2009, Phillips won the long jump at the Prefontaine Classic with a personal-best third jump of 8.74 m, defeating 2008 Olympic gold medalist Irving Saladino.[7] A jump that put Phillips in the all-time performers top 10, despite a 1.2 metres/second headwind. He won the US Championships later that month, giving him another chance to reach the podium at the World Championships.[8]
At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, in Berlin, Phillips won the gold in the long jump with a jump of 8.54 m.[9] He repeated the feat in Daegu in 2011 with a leap of 8.45 m. During the championships in Daegu, Phillips was assigned the bib number 1111. After winning, Phillips proudly pointed to the number appropriate for finishing first in four championships.[10]
Personal life
Phillips is currently Chief Financial Officer and partner at Rebel Star Media.He is partnered up with Larick Matthews,Dana Mayo and Ron Doja.
Achievements
Personal bests
Event Best Venue Date Long jump 8.74 m Eugene, Oregon, United States June 7, 2009 Long jump (indoor) 8.29 m Birmingham, United Kingdom March 15, 2003 Triple jump 16.41 m Boise, Idaho, United States June 5, 1999 50 meters 5.70 s Liévin, France February 26, 2005 60 meters 6.47 s Madrid, Spain February 24, 2005 100 meters 10.06 s Athens, Georgia, United States May 9, 2009 200 meters 20.68 s Tempe, Arizona, United States March 30, 2002 - All information from IAAF Profile
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing the United States2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 8th 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 8th 2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 1st 8.29 m World Championships Paris, France 1st 8.32 m World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 1st 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 1st 8.59 m World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd 8.26 m 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 8.60 m World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 1st 2006 World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 6th 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 3rd 8.30 m 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 8.54 m 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 1st 8.45 m References
- ^ "Dwight Phillips takes World Long Jump title back to the States". IAAF. March 15, 2003. http://www.iaaf.org/history/WIC/season=2003/eventCode=2959/news/kind=100/newsid=20733.html. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ Lionel Cironneau (August 29, 2003). "Capel, Phillips take gold at World Championships". USATODAY. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/track/2003-08-29-world-track_x.htm. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ Olympic Games Medallists – Athletics (Men) – GBR Athletics
- ^ Tom Weir (August 26, 2004). "Phillips, Moffitt leap to gold and silver". USATODAY. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/track/2004-08-26-phillips_x.htm. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ "Fabulous Phillips triumphs again". JamaicaObserver. August 14, 2005. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20050813T220000-0500_86095_OBS_FABULOUS_PHILLIPS_TRIUMPHS_AGAIN.asp. Retrieved June 25, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Phillips Claims Bronze in Long Jump at IAAF World Championships". August 30, 2007. http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/083007aaa.html. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ Kirby Lee (June 8, 2009). "Phillips sails 8.74m in Eugene for best Long Jump in world since 1991 – IAAF World Athletics Tour". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/GP09/news/kind=100/newsid=50980.html. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^ Morse, Parker (2009-06-28). World season leads for Demus and Merritt as team takes shape in Eugene – USA Champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-30.
- ^ RAF CASERT (August 22, 2009). "Phillips wins men's long jump at worlds". The Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i14JJoywNn0Y9il2YYo9hsdhzvPwD9A83PCO1. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4147/AT-LJ-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf
External links
- USATF profile for Dwight Phillips
- IAAF profile for Dwight Phillips
- Official website
- Dwight Phillips' U.S. Olympic Team bio
Sporting positions Preceded by
Yago LamelaMen's long jump best year performance
2004–2005Succeeded by
Irving SaladinoPreceded by
Irving SaladinoMen's long jump best year performance
2009Succeeded by
IncumbentOlympic Champions in Men's Long Jump 1896: Ellery Harding Clark (USA) • 1900: Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) • 1904: Myer Prinstein (USA) • 1908: Frank Irons (USA) • 1912: Albert Gutterson (USA) • 1920: William Petersson (SWE) • 1924: DeHart Hubbard (USA) • 1928: Ed Hamm (USA) • 1932: Ed Gordon (USA) • 1936: Jesse Owens (USA) • 1948: Willie Steele (USA) • 1952: Jerome Biffle (USA) • 1956: Greg Bell (USA) • 1960: Ralph Boston (USA) • 1964: Lynn Davies (GBR) • 1968: Bob Beamon (USA) • 1972: Randy Williams (USA) • 1976: Arnie Robinson (USA) • 1980: Lutz Dombrowski (GDR) • 1984: Carl Lewis (USA) • 1988: Carl Lewis (USA) • 1992: Carl Lewis (USA) • 1996: Carl Lewis (USA) • 2000: Iván Pedroso (CUB) • 2004: Dwight Phillips (USA) • 2008: Irving Saladino (PAN)
World Champions in Men's Long Jump 1983 – 1987: Carl Lewis (USA) • 1991 – 1993: Mike Powell (USA) • 1995 – 2001: Iván Pedroso (CUB) • 2003 – 2005: Dwight Phillips (USA) • 2007: Irving Saladino (PAN) • 2009 – 2011: Dwight Phillips (USA)
World Indoor Champions in Men's Long Jump 1985: Jan Leitner (TCH) • 1987 – 1989: Larry Myricks (USA) • 1991: Dietmar Haaf (GER) • 1993 – 2001: Iván Pedroso (CUB) • 2003: Dwight Phillips (USA) • 2004: Savanté Stringfellow (USA) • 2006: Ignisious Gaisah (GHA) • 2008: Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) • 2010: Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)
IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's Long Jump 1977: Arnie Robinson (USA) • 1979: Larry Myricks (USA) • 1981: Carl Lewis (USA) • 1985: Mike Conley (USA) • 1989: Larry Myricks (USA) • 1992: Iván Pedroso (CUB) • 1994: Fred Salle (GBR) • 1998: Iván Pedroso (CUB) • 2002: Savanté Stringfellow (USA) • 2006: Irving Saladino (PAN) • 2010: Dwight Phillips (USA)
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- American long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- African American track and field athletes
- Arizona State University alumni
- People from DeKalb County, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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