Emiel Remco Mellaard (born 21 March 1966) is a retired Dutch long jumper, best known for winning the 1989 European Indoor Championships.
Mellaard was the first Dutch long jumper to break the 8-metre barrier, when in 1987 he jumped 8.02. With this achievement he took over Henk Visser's legendary Dutch record of 7.98, set in 1956.
His personal best was 8.19 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Groningen. This is the current Dutch record on outdoor tracks. However, Emiel Mellaard is one of the few athletes who produced his very best performance on an indoor track. In 1989 he jumped 8.23 metres in The Hague, a few weeks before he would become European Indoor Champion. This achievement remains the current Dutch indoor record.
International competitions Representing the 1985World Indoor GamesParis, France5th7.78 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsCottbus, East Germany 3rd7.79 m1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany4th7.91 m1987European Indoor ChampionshipsLiévin, France12th7.62 mWorld ChampionshipsRome, Italy18th (q)7.93 m1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th7.84 mOlympic GamesSeoul, South Korea11th7.71 m1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands 1st8.14 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (q)7.42 mWorld CupBarcelona, Spain4th7.82 m11990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom 2nd8.08 m1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy6th7.89 m1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada10th6.77 m 1Representing Europe
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