Raúl Chapado (born 4 May 1970 in

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) is a retired male

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 long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er from

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. His personal best was 16.83 metres, achieved in August 1997 in

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. He had a better indoor personal best, of 16.87 metres. This was a national record at the time. He is the president of the

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* 1970 births Living people Spanish male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Spain Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Spanish Athletics Championships winners {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub