Emiel Mellaard
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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
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| 1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 5th | 7.78 m | |
| European Junior Championships | Cottbus, East Germany | 3rd | 7.79 m | ||
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 4th | 7.91 m | |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 12th | 7.62 m | |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 18th (q) | 7.93 m | ||
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 7.84 m | |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 11th | 7.71 m | ||
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | 8.14 m | |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (q) | 7.42 m | ||
| World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 7.82 m1 | ||
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | 8.08 m | |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 6th | 7.89 m | |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 10th | 6.77 m | |
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References
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External links
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Dutch male long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for the Netherlands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Spijkenisse
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands
- Athletes from South Holland
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen