{{short description|English long jumper (born 1978)}} {{Hatnote|Not to be confused with Nathan Morgan Farm in Sumter County, Georgia, US}} {{confused|Nathan Drake}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Use British English|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Nathan Morgan | image = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | sport = Athletics | event = Long jump | club = Birchfield Harriers | birth_date = 30 June 1978 | birth_place = Leicester, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates= {{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}} {{Medal|Gold| 2002 Manchester | Long Jump}} }} '''Nathan Morgan''' (born 30 June 1978 in ) is former long jumper from England, with a personal best of 8.26 metres and who won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nathan MORGAN - Long Jump Gold at 2002 Commonwealth Games. - Great Britain |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics/great-britain/nathan-morgan-1182/long-jump-gold-at-2002-commonwealth-games_a09200/ |website=Sporting Heroes}}</ref>

== Biography == He is the former British record holder, but is currently third on the British all time long jump list, behind Chris Tomlinson and Greg Rutherford.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/19132450|title = GB Olympics gold: Who is Greg Rutherford?|publisher = BBC Sport}}</ref>

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he was the only athlete to jump over eight meters with a jump of 8.02 m. This clinched him a gold medal.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/athletics/newsid_2161000/2161146.stm BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games 2002 | Athletics | Morgan clinches surprise win<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Morgan was twice British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref> and the 2001 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref>

== International competitions == {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}} |- |1996 |World Junior Championships |Sydney, Australia |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |7.74 m <small>(wind: +1.0&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- |1999 |European U23 Championships |Gothenburg, Sweden |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |7.99 m <small>(wind:&nbsp;+1.8&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- |2002 |Commonwealth Games |Manchester, England |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |8.02 m |- |2006 |European Championships |Gothenburg, Sweden |11th |7.65 m |}

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