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Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández (; born August 4, 1973, in
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Career

He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.


Personal best

*Triple jump: 17.85 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) –
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, 8 August 1997


Competition record


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Picture: Yoelbi Quesada, world champion in triple jump in 1997
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quesada, Yoelbi 1973 births Living people Cuban male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic athletes of Cuba People from Trinidad, Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade gold medalists for Cuba World Athletics Championships winners Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games