Athletics - World Athletics Championships – men's long jump final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 5, 2017 – Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez 

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – Men's Long Jump Final - London Stadium, London, Britain - August 5, 2017. Fabrice Lapierre of Australia in action. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – men’s long jump final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 5, 2017 – Fabrice Lapierre of Australia is seen before the start. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh 

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – men’s long jump final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 5, 2017 – Fabrice Lapierre of Australia is seen before the start. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh 

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – men’s long jump final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 5, 2017 – Fabrice Lapierre of Australia gestures before the start. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh 

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – Men's Long Jump - London Stadium, London, Britain - August 4, 2017. Fabrice Lapierre of Australia in action. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez 

Athletics – World Athletics Championships – men’s long jump qualifying round – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 4, 2017 – Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Britain Athletics - Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix - Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham - 18/2/17 Australia's Fabrice Lapierre in action during the Long Jump Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. 

Gold medalist Marquis Dendy of the U.S. (C) celebrates with silver medalist Fabrice Lapierre of Australia and bronze medalist Huang Changzhou of China (L) after the men's long jump during the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in Portland, Oregon March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes on his way to a silver medal in the men's long jump during the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in Portland, Oregon March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes on his way to a silver medal in the men's long jump during the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in Portland, Oregon March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

(L-R) Fabrice Lapierre of Australia, silver medal, Greg Rutherford of Britain, gold medal, and Wang Jianan of China, bronze medal, pose on the podium after the men's long jump event during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 26, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes during the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia celebrates after winning silver in the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Fabrice Lapierre of France competes in the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Fabrice Lapierre of France competes in the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump qualification during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump qualifying round during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre competes in the Men's Long Jump qualifications at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland July 29, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre competes in the men's long jump qualification at the world indoor athletics championships at the ERGO Arena in Sopot March 7, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (POLAND - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre competes in the men's long jump qualification at the world indoor athletics championships at the ERGO Arena in Sopot March 7, 2014. Picture rotated 180 degrees. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (POLAND - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia reacts after competing in the men's long jump qualifying round during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump event at the London Diamond League 'Anniversary Games' athletics meeting in east London July 27, 2013. The venue is where the London 2012 Olympic Games were held one year ago. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes during the men's long jump qualifying event at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu September 1, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre celebrates after winning the gold in the men's long jump event during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Ismail (INDIA - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre competes in the men's long jump event during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Ismail (INDIA - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre (R) and England's Greg Rutherford celebrate after winning the gold and silver respectively in the men's long jump event during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre (L) and compatriot Mitchell Watt pose respectively with their gold and bronze medals on the podium for the medal ceremony of the men's long jump at the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha March 14, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer (QATAR - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia reacts after winning the men's long jump event at the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha March 13, 2010. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (QATAR - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia reacts after winning the men's long jump event at the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha March 13, 2010. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (QATAR - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia reacts after his fourth place in the men's long jump final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (GERMANY SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump final at the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (GERMANY) 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump final at the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (GERMANY) 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia lies in the sand as he competes in the men's long jump final at the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY) 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in the men's long jump final at the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Max Rossi (GERMANY) 

Fabrice Lapierre of France competes in the men's long jump final at the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY) 

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre competes to win the men's long jump event at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart September 14, 2008. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY) 

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes during his men's long jump qualifying round of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (CHINA) 

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre competes in the men's long jump qualifying heats at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne March 21, 2006. REUTERS/Andy Clark