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Julien Kapek (born 12 January 1979 in
Julien Kapek (born 12 January 1979 in Clamart
Clamart () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
The town is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: ''bas Clamart'', the historical centre, and ''petit Clamart'' with urban ...
, Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a department in the Île-de-France region of France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the west and ...
) is a French 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.
His personal best is 17.38 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Tomblaine
Tomblaine () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department in north-eastern France. Stage 7 of the 2012 Tour de France, Tour de France on 7 July 2012 started in Tomblaine. The Stade Marcel Picot, ...
. This result places him fourth on the all-time French performers list, only behind Serge Hélan and Karl Taillepierre.
Competing for the USC Trojans track and field
The USC Trojans track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Southern California. The Trojans compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in Los Angeles, California, a ...
team, Kapek broke the school's record and eventually won an NCAA DI triple jump title.
Achievements
See also
* List of doping cases in athleticsReferences
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* 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Clamart Athletes from Hauts-de-Seine French male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France French Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USC Trojans men's track and field athletes {{France-triplejump-bio-stub