Copello at the 2011 World Championships Athletics in Daegu. |
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| Full name | Alexis Copello Sánchez [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 12, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6.1 ft) (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triple jumper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 17.68 metres (58.0 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexis Copello born August 12, 1985 is a Cuban triple jumper with a personal best triple jump of 17.68 metres (58.0 ft). He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He is 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighs 80 kilograms (176 lbs).
His international career began with success at regional level: he won a silver medal in the triple jump at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and a bronze medal at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships. Copello represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Despite being a front runner, he only reached eighth place in Group A (thirteenth place overall) with a jump of 17.09 metres (56.1 ft).[3]
He won the gold at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships and set a championship record of 17.33 m.[4] Copello won a bronze medal in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin with a jump of 17.36 metres (57.0 ft) on 18 August 2009, displacing Leevan Sands and only bested by Phillips Idowu and Nelson Évora.[5]
Copello's best indoor jump is 17.24 metres (56.6 ft) in Lievin on 5 March 2010, and his best outdoor jump is 17.68 metres (58.0 ft) in Avila on 17 July 2011.[6] For comparison, the world record is 18.29 metres (60.0 ft).
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