Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes during the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, in this file photo dated August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian long jumper Fabrice Lapierre can see himself landing on the podium at the Rio Olympics after another encouraging performance at the Diamond League event in Birmingham at the weekend.
A world silver medallist in Beijing last year, Lapierre posted a jump of 8.21 meters to finish third behind winner Marquise Goodwin (8.42) and another American in Mike Hartfield (8.29) on Sunday.
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