Oxford City's Nathan Douglas reached the European Championships final with an effort of 16.56m Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire
NATHAN Douglas saved his best effort until last to qualify for Sunday's triple jump final at the European Athletics Championships.
The Oxford City AC member produced a season's best of 16.56m in Berlin to earn his place in the top 12.
Six-time British outdoor champion Douglas's first attempt of 16.22 left him towards the bottom of the Group B leaderboard in today's qualifying round.
The 35-year-old's cause was not helped when his second jump was a foul.
But Douglas, a silver medallist in 2006, held his nerve to produce the goods on his third and final attempt.
The leap placed him fourth in Group B and eighth overall to reach the final.
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