Cristian Atanay Nápoles (born 27 November 1998, in

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n athlete specialising in the

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. He won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in the triple jump event. Nápoles also represented his country at the 2017 World Championships finishing fourth and only missing the bronze by four centimetres. Additionally, he won the silver medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships and the gold at the 2015 World Youth Championships. He competed at the

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. His personal best in the event is 17.38 metres (+0.8 m/s) set in Doha in 2019.

International competitions

References

1998 births Living people Cuban male triple jumpers World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Athletes from Havana Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Ibero-American Championships in Athletics winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cuba 21st-century Cuban people World Athletics Championships medalists {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub