Stephen Shalders (born 24 December 1981 in

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge ...

) is a

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triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

er. He finished tenth at the 2000 World Junior Championships, and at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

he finished sixth in the triple jump and eighth in the 4x100 metres relay.2006 Commonwealth Games profile
/ref> He then won the silver medal at the 2005 Universiade and finished tenth at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

. His personal best jump is 16.71 metres, achieved in September 2005 in

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* 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Bridgend British male triple jumpers Welsh triple jumpers Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade {{Wales-athletics-bio-stub