Here’s another one I should have blogged about last week but didn’t because of a tight schedule: Panama’s Irving Saladino who lived up to the hype by outjumping the competition in the men’s long jump. Congratulations, Irving.
Update: Here’s a video of Irving’s golden jump.
And here’s a picture, courtesy of estrelladepanama, of the Olympic hero’s homecoming.
Interestingly, [...]
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Irving Saladino’s Golden Jump
Video: Saladino’s Gold Medal Winning Jump
Panamanian Irving Saladino’s gold medal winning jump during the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan.
Country Report: Panama’s Beijing Bound Athletes
Panama’s Olympic bound athletes. It has three so far: Fencer Jesika Jimenez, long jumper Irving Saladino, and hurdler Bayano Kamani.
Saladino is the current world champion in men’s long jump. He won the gold medal during the 2007 World Championship in Osaka, Japan when he registered a jump of 8.57 meters in his last [...]
