![]() During the FBK-Games in Hengelo, Saladino jumped with his first attempt to 8.73m (+1.2 m/s wind). On, Saladino achieved a new personal record. The 2006 world leader in the long jump, Saladino launched his 2007 season with the farthest leap of the year, 8.53m (−0.2 m/s wind), to capture the victory at the "Grande Prêmio Rio Caixa de Atletismo", held in Rio de Janeiro on May 13, 2007. With 8.56 metres achieved in May 2006 he became the South American record holder. His only defeat was in Paris where he was second. In 2006 he won five (Oslo, Rome, Zurich, Brussels, Berlin) out of six Golden League events in the same season, which earned him a total of $83,333. ![]() ![]() At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships he finished second with a new South American indoor record of 8.29 metres. Saladino was born in Colón, Colón Province, and Panamá. He is a former Olympic champion, and Panama's first and only Olympic gold medalist. Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda (born January 23, 1983) is a Panamanian long jumper.
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