Field events

Steve Backley was the field event athlete that came closest to a medal in Athens, when he finished fourth on the final day of competition. Backley has now retired and it looks like the best chance of a field event medal at Beijing 2008 lies with the men's triple jumping duo of Nathan Douglas and Philips Idowu.

Form

Name	Age	Event	2006 World Rank	2006 Championship Performance	Career High (if different)
Nathan Douglas	23	Triple Jump	7	Silver in European Championships
Phillips Idowu	27	Triple Jump	6	Gold in Commonwealth Games
Jade Johnson	26	Long Jump	23		Silver in Commonwealth Games & European (2002)
Germaine Mason	23	High Jump	14		5th in World Championships (2003)
Goldie Sayers	24	Javelin	19		12th in World Championships (2005)
Greg Rutherford	19	Long Jump	16	Silver in European Championships
Chris Tomlinson	25	Long Jump	27		2 x Gold in European Cup (2002 & 2004)

Qualification

As yet, the qualification standards have not been decided for Beijing.

What to watch

We'll be at the Olympic stadium for some of the athletics, but whether which field events we will see will depend on what other events occur on a specific day.