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JJ Jegede

JJ Jegede

British long jumper

JJ Jegede (born 3 October 1985) is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. He finished fourth in the long jump at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, just seven centimetres off a medal.

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He works as a personal trainer and as mentor for young people.[1]

He was not selected for the British team for the 2012 Olympics, as he did not have the "A" standard of 8.20m.[2] He competed at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and European Championships in Zurich, making the final in both.

Early life

Jegede grew up in Hackney as the youngest of four children.[3] He had a rough upbringing, going through a number of evictions when his mother was not able to pay rent.[4] He attended Barking Abbey School.[5] He wanted to become a professional footballer and was offered trials at Norwich and Tottenham Hotspur, but at the beginning of secondary school he was diagnosed with Osgood–Schlatter disease, which stopped him from playing.[5]

Promotional work

In 2011, Jegede jumped over three Mini Coopers as part of an advertising campaign for the Mini London 2012 edition models.[6] He is involved in the Metropolitan Police's Met Track scheme,[7] as well as Sky's Living For Sport campaign.[8] As part of this, he has done numerous school visits.[9][10][11]

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Personal bests

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References

  1. [1]
    "JJ Jegede - Sky Sports Living for Sport". livingforsport.skysports.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. [2]
    Nash, Matthew (28 July 2012). "JJ Jegede: I was tempted to ditch Great Britain after Olympic snub". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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    "JJ Jegede - GB Athlete & London Personal Trainer". www.jjjegede.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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    Hart, Simon (28 June 2012). "JJ Jegede Telegraph Interview". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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    "Flown From the Nest - JJ Jegede". www.ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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    "Olympic Long Jump Hopeful Jumps Over Three Minis In London". The Huffington Post. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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    "JJ Jegede". Met-Track. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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    "JJ Jegede". Sky Sports - Living for Sport. Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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    Sessions, George. "GB athlete visits local school". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. [10]
    "JJ Jegede | Joseph Swan Academy". www.josephswan.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  11. [11]
    Caron. "JJ Jegede 'People are Awesome!'". www.gbhs.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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