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Markus Rehm, the German amputee long jumper who qualified for but wasn’t allowed to compete at the 2014 European Championships, posted another personal best at an International Paralympic Committee meet in Barcelona on Saturday.
Rehm, 26, leaped 8.29m, which was .05 farther than his jump to win the German Championship last year. Rehm’s distance would have won the 2012 Olympic silver medal and registered as the No. 3 jump in the world this year among able-bodied athletes.
Rehm’s goal is to compete at the World Championships and Olympics, according to German press agency DPA, citing German newspaper Bild.