Joe Greene
| Joe Greene medal table |
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 United States
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| Olympic games | ||
| bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Long jump |
| bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Long jump |
| Indoor world championships | ||
| silver | 1993 Toronto | Long jump |
| bronze | 1997 Paris-Bércy | Long jump |
Joe Greene (born February 17, 1967 at Wright-Patterson Air Base , Dayton , Ohio ) is a retired American long jumper .
Greene won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona , a result that he repeated four years later at the Olympic Games in Atlanta . Both competitions were won by Carl Lewis .
Greene was also successful in indoor competitions: He won the silver medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships with 8.13 m, while at the 1997 World Indoor Championships with a personal best of 8.41 m, he finished third.
At a height of 1.83 m, Greene's competition weight was 68 kg.
Personal best
- Long jump : 8.48 m (1995)
- Triple jump : 16.32 m (1994)
Others
From 1993 to 1998 Greene was married to the German long jumper Susen Tiedtke .
Web links
- Joe Greene in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Greene, Joe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th February 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wright-Patterson Air Base , Dayton , Ohio |