Dwight Phillips

American long jumper (born 1977)

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It is catalogued under topics including 1977 births, 20th-century African-American sportsmen and 20th-century American sportsmen.

Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Nationality: American
Born: ( 1977-10-01 ) October 1, 1977 (age 48) , Decatur, Georgia
Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
Country: United States
Sport: Track and field

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Phillips
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Decatur
Occupation: athletics competitor
Languages spoken: English language
Participant in: 2000 Summer Olympics
Sport: athletics
Country for sport: United States
Mass: 82
Image: Dwight Phillips Berlin 2009.JPG
Height: 180

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Commons category: Dwight Phillips
date of birth: 1977-10-01
sports discipline competed in: long jump
name in native language: Dwight Phillips
start of work period: 1999-00-00
end of work period: 2013-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Dwight Phillips (born October 1, 1977) is an American former athlete and a four-time world champion in the long jump. He was the 2004 Olympic champion in the event. His personal best of 8.74 meters, set in 2009, makes him the joint fifth best jumper of all time.

Phillips has also competed in the 60 and 100-meter dashes. His personal record for the 100 m is 10.06 seconds and his time of 6.47 seconds over 60 m ranks among the top twenty fastest ever.

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