Greg Rutherford 10 Personal Facts, Biography, Wiki
British track and field athlete Born: November 17, 1986 (age 34 years), Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Partner: Susie Verrill Children: Milo Andrew William James Nugget, Rex Gregory Mowgli Medals: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men’s long jump, Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men’s long jump Parents: Andy Rutherford, Tracy Rutherford Siblings: Natalie Rutherford, Robert Rutherford Sport Athletics Born 17.11.1986 Town Milton Keynes Gender Male Weight 92kg Height 188cm
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Rutherford lives in Woburn Sands, a town on the outskirts of Milton Keynes. He and his partner, Susie Verrill, have two sons and one daughter. Rutherford is an avid supporter of Manchester United. And is an Athlete Ambassador for the global sport for development charity Right To Play. In August 2014, Rutherford was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September’s referendum on that issue. Greg Rutherford was born in Milton Keynes on 17 November 1986, the son of a builder and a nurse. Growing up, Greg Rutherford was good at sports and had a trial with Aston Villa football club. However, his great speed led him to long-jumping and in 2005, at 18, he became the youngest-ever long jump winner at the AAA Championships. The following year, he won a European silver medal. However, the lead-up to the 2008 Olympics was dogged by injury and he came 10th in the Beijing Olympics. Although he continued to suffer injuries, Greg Rutherford took the gold medal in the London 2012 Olympics, becoming the first Briton in 48 years to win the long jump. Greg Rutherford went to the Rio 2016 Olympics as the world, European, Commonwealth as well as Olympic champion, however he was unable to achieve back-to-back Olympic golds, taking away the bronze medal instead. Shortly afterwards he was in the news again, as the BBC announced that Greg Rutherford would be in the celebrity line-up for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing, in which he was paired with Natalie Lowe. Greg and Natalie regularly improved and got to Blackpool but that was to prove the end of their Strictly journey. They came seventh in the competition. In 2017, Greg Rutherford’s agent Gab Stone was jailed for 18 months for fraud by deception. It had emerged that Stone had fleeced Rutherford of £48,448. In June 2018, Greg Rutherford announced that he would retire from the long jump at the end of the season. On 11 July 2019, the BBC announced that Greg Rutherford would be one of the contestants on Celebrity Masterchef. He reached the final of the last four.
