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Lapierre Wins First medal for the Australian Flame Team

By Lachie August 25, 201537 views

Fabrice Lapierre in the men's Long Jump Final at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing.

Fabrice Lapierre has won a SILVER medal in the men’s Long Jump at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing. Finishing with a furthest jump of 8.24m, he was able to secure his second place finish.

Congratulations Fabrice!

Attempt #	Distance
Attempt 1	XWind: +0.1
Attempt 2	7.85Wind: -0.4
Attempt 3	8.10Wind: +0.2
Attempt 4	XWind: +0.1
Attempt 5	8.20Wind: +1.0
Attempt 6	8.24Wind: +0.7

Silver for @FabriceLapierre my roomie at comm games. You Bloody legend well deserved.

— Robbie Crowther (@Jougstar) August 25, 2015

So happy for @FabriceLapierre Silver medal at World Championships is sensational. #8.24 #Nevertoolatetomedal #Rio16

— Chris Wainwright (@rtstatscentral) August 25, 2015

Fabrice Lapierre you legend. Long jump is by far my favourite field event. Big medal hope for Rio!

— Tom Decent (@tomdecent) August 25, 2015

Lachie

Lachlan is the Founder of Athletics Exclusive. His athletic background is basically made up of distance running, who competes in a range of events, varying from the 400m up to 3000m.