Raúl Fernández (long jumper)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Pavón.
Raúl Fernández
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born 8 March 1978
Brenes, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) long jump

Raúl Fernández Pavón (born 8 March 1978 in Brenes) is a former Spanish athlete specializing in the long jump.[1] His biggest success is winning the gold medal during the 2002 European Indoor Championships in Vienna.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Spain
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 2nd 7.75 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 31st (q) 7.18 m
European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 2nd 7.90 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 29th (q) 7.62 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 14th (q) 7.41 m
Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 2nd 8.05 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 30th (q) 7.56 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 23rd (q) 7.47 m
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 9th 7.61 m (w)
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1st 8.22 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 9th 7.69 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th (q) 7.80 m

Personal bests

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