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Mar 21, 1966 Spijkenisse, South Holland, Netherlands 58 years old
Dutch long jumper
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About Emiel Mellaard
- 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.
