Jumper Johnson furious
Last updated 11:51, Tuesday, 19 August 2008
BRITAIN’S Jade Johnson was furious with herself despite qualifying for the Olympic long jump final by just two centimetres with her last attempt.
Qualified: Britain's Jade Johnson in action in Beijing
Johnson was way down the standings with jumps of 6.33m and 6.15m but produced a best of 6.61m with the penultimate leap of the entire competition to claim 11th place overall of the 12 qualifiers.
“Maybe tomorrow I might be happy.
“I’m in the final but right now I’m still a bit mad with myself,” said the 28-year-old, who saw former Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft qualify with 6.70m
But world number one Naide Gomes of Portugal fail to advance.
