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DeLoach 6th in Diamond League long jump

Former Eielson High track and field star Janay DeLoach, an Olympic bronze medalist, finished sixth Saturday in the women's long jump at a Diamond League meet in London.

DeLoach, 29, jumped 20 feet, 11.25 inches, at Sainsbury's Anniversary Games to take sixth in a field of nine athletes. DeLoach in 2012 won bronze in the long jump at the London Olympics.

Great Britain's Shara Proctor won Saturday's event with a leap of 22-10.75.

DeLoach in June finished third at the U.S. championships, which qualified her for the world championships in Beijing in August.

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