Rutherford completes long jump full house

Britain's first placed Greg Rutherford celebrates his victory in the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

BEIJING, Aug 25 (Reuters) - - Britain's Greg Rutherford completed a full-house of major titles on Tuesday when he added world gold to his Olympic, Commonwealth and European long jump crowns.

Rutherford had such a bad headache a few hours before the final that he feared he would be unable to compete. "By 2 o'clock this afternoon, I thought, 'Flipping heck, I'm not going to be able to jump, I feel so rough'," he told reporters. By the end of the evening, it was Rutherford's rivals whose heads were spinning.