Entries tagged "Lex Gillette"

2012 LONDON LONG JUMP HIGHLIGHTS

Medal Quest | 09/27/12 at 10:55 a.m. ( EN )

Visually impaired athlete Lex Gillette's silver-medal jump is today's slideshow feature.

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Day 6 of Competition - London 2012

Medal Quest | 09/05/12 at 10:31 a.m. ( EN )

4 September 2012 - MEDAL QUEST was at two very different competitions today. First was Track and Field, which is actually called “Athletics” here at the Paralympic Games.

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LANDING THE LONG JUMP

Medal Quest | 05/23/12 at 11:40 a.m. ( EN )

Meet Lex Gillette, Track and Field athlete in the long jump, triple jump, and the 100m and 200m races.

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LEX GILLETTE'S BLOG

Lex Gillette | 05/21/12 at 10:06 a.m. ( EN )

FROM:  Lex Gillette, Track and Field

If you've never seen me jump before, then here's a sample of how it goes.

My long jump caller, Wesley Williams, measures my running approach, which is 32.5 meters or approximately 106 feet. This is the distance that it takes for me to get from my initial step to the long jump takeoff board. 

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