Jadel Gregório

Jadel Gregório
	; Jadel Gregório in 2007
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Brazil
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
World Athletics Final
Pan American Games

Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório (born 16 September 1980 in Jandaia do Sul, Paraná) is a Brazilian athlete competing in long jump and triple jump. Based in São Paulo, he has competed in several international championships since 2001. His jump of 17.90m is the South American and Brazilian record and ranks him tied for eighth best ever.

He was a competitor for Brazil in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Chinese hosts constructed an extension to his bed to accommodate his 2.03 meter (6 ft 8 in) frame.^[1]

After marrying Samara Abdul Ghani, his Lebanese physiotherapist, in 2005 Gregório converted to Islam^[2] and changed his legal name to Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório. Samara has since given birth to their first child, Jade, and to their second child, Sahara.^[3]

In Brazil Grand Prix of athletics, organized in Belém, of May 28, 2007, Jadel Gregório broke the record South-American and Brazilian of triple jump, obtaining a mark of 17.90 meters. This Jump, at the time, moved him up to the 6th place on the world all-time list, behind only Jonathan Edwards (18,29m), Kenny Harrison (18,09m), Willie Banks (17,97m), Khristo Markov (17,92m) e James Beckford (17,92m).

Personal bests

Outdoor

Long jump - 8.22 m (2004)
Triple jump - 17.90 m (2007)

Indoor

Long jump - 7.82 m (2005)
Triple jump - 17.56 m (2006)

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Brazil
1999	Pan American Junior Championships	Tampa, United States	3rd	Triple jump	15.90 m
	South American Junior Championships	Concepción, Chile	1st	Long jump	7.36 m
	South American Junior Championships	Concepción, Chile	1st	Triple jump	16.18 m
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	5th	Long jump	7.22 m
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Triple jump	16.98 m
	Universiade	Beijing, China	3rd	Triple jump	16.92 m
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	Triple jump	16.90 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	6th	Triple jump	16.86 m
	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	Triple jump	16.76 m
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	2nd	Triple jump	17.03 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Triple jump	17.43 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	32nd (q)	Long jump	7.50 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	5th	Triple jump	17.31 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	Triple jump	17.20 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	2nd	Triple jump	17.56 m
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Triple jump	17.27 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	2nd	Triple jump	17.59 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	6th	Triple jump	17.20 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	8th	Triple jump	16.89 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	Triple jump	16.78 m
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	3rd	Triple jump	16.82 m

Notes and references

^ Bremer, Catherine (2008-08-05). "Extended bed greets leggy Gregorio in Beijing". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
^ "Jadel Gregório - Atleta" (in Portuguese). Islambr. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
^ Ferrelli, Marcelo (2007-12-21). "Das pizza e esfihas a recorde continental e pódio no Mundial" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2008-08-18.