Greg Rutherford

For a long time, I thought I'd be a physio if I wasn't a sportsman. At one point, I wanted to be an inventor, and I'd come up with little schemes. ”

I think the first time baby recognises me and smiles is going to be one of the most amazing times of my life, to be honest. ”

Me and my brother just used to fight all the time; then my sister came along, and it was all about the little girl in the house. We'd always eat dinner together as a family. ”

It's quite funny because I always talk to baby through Susie's belly, and every time I start speaking, I just get kicked in the face. ”

When at home in Buckinghamshire, I tend to work out for two to three hours on the track or in the woods close by and then do weights. ”

I haven't actually checked my family tree, but Rutherford is a very old Scottish name, so I've probably got Scottish genes a few generations back. ”

Jumping isn't as important to my training as you might think; I'm only in the sandpit once a week. There's a high risk factor of injury doing it, so instead, I rely on my progress in the gym to judge how far I'll jump on the big day. ”