Alexis Copello (born August 12, 1985) is a Cuban

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 ...

who since 2017 competes internationally for Azerbaijan. He has a (legal) personal best jump of . He is a

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, having won the bronze at the

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. 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

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and a bronze medal at the

2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships The 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia between 4–6 July 2008. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. During the ...

. Copello represented Cuba at the

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in Beijing. 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

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and set a championship record of 17.33 m. Copello won a bronze medal in the 12th

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in Berlin 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 and Nelson Évora. On 30 March 2017, he officially switched his allegiance to Azerbaijan.Transfers of allegiance – 2017 – as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter
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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 world record 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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