Alexis Copello (born August 12, 1985) is a

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triple jumper 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 ...

who since 2017 competes internationally for

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. He has a (legal) personal best jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

. 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 The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city **Cartagena de Indias *Subsites: ** Barranquilla, Colombia ...

and a bronze medal at the

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. Copello represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. Despite being a front runner, he only reached eighth place in Group A (thirteenth place overall) with a jump of . He won the gold at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships and set a championship record of 17.33 m. Copello won a bronze medal in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in

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with a jump of on 18 August 2009, displacing

Leevan Sands Leevan Sands (born August 16, 1981 Nassau) is a Bahamian triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. This is the current Bahamian record and won a bronze medal. He also won bronze medals ...

and only bested by

Phillips Idowu Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu, (born 30 December 1978) is a British athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He is a former World Outdoor and Indoor, European Outdoor and Indoor, and Commonwealth triple jump champion. He was also a silver meda ...

and

Nelson Évora Nelson Évora GCIH (born 20 April 1984) is an Ivory Coast-born Portuguese track and field athlete who specializes in the triple jump. Évora is a former outdoor Olympic, World, and European triple jump champion. He has also won a European i ...

. On 30 March 2017, he officially switched his allegiance to

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Personal bests

Copello's best indoor jump is in Lievin on 5 March 2010, and his best legal outdoor jump is in Avila on 17 July 2011. For comparison, the

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is .

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Tilastopaja biographyEcured biography (in Spanish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Copello, Alexis 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba Cuban male triple jumpers Azerbaijani male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Cuba World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Defecting sportspeople of Cuba Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Azerbaijan

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