Olympic gold medalist Irving Saladino. A jump that put Phillips in the all-time performers top 10, despite a 1.2 metres/second headwind. He won the US Championships later that month, giving him another chance to reach the podium at the World Championships. At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, in Berlin, Phillips won the gold in the long jump with a jump of 8.54 m. He repeated the feat in Daegu in 2011 with a leap of 8.45 m. During the championships in Daegu, Phillips was assigned the bib number 1111. After winning, Phillips proudly pointed to the number appropriate for finishing first in four championships. A car accident just before the start of the 2012 outdoor season left him with back and neck injuries. Further to this, an Achilles tendon injury recurred and instead of preparing for the 2012 London Olympics, Phillips opted to undergo surgery to prolong his career. At the 2013 World Athletics Championships, in Moscow, Phillips placed 11th in the long jump with a jump of 7.88 m and announced this was his last competition and retirement. In 2018, Phillips was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. In September 2020, SPIRE Institute and Academy signed Phillips to become an international track and field ambassador. Personal life Phillips is currently CEO and partner at Epiq.tv.Phillips is also the founder of The winners circles. Personal bests All information from IAAF Profile Achievements References External links Dwight Phillips' U.S. Olympic Team bio 1977 births Living people American male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field African-American male track and field athletes Arizona State University alumni People from Decatur, Georgia Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia Track and field athletes from Georgia (U.S. state) World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Diamond League winners USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships winners IAAF Continental Cup winners World Athletics Championships winners Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople