Alexis Copello (born August 12, 1985) is a Cuban-Azerbaijani triple jumper who since 2017 competes internationally for Azerbaijan. He has a (legal) personal best jump of 17.68 metres (58.0 ft). He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He is 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighs 80 kilograms (176 lbs).
 Copello at the 2011 World Championships Athletics in Daegu. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexis Copello Sánchez [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Cuba (birth), Azerbaijan (24 April 2017)[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 12, 1985 Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6.1 ft) (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba (until 2017) Azerbaijan (after 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triple jumper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 17.68 metres (58.0 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 and a bronze medal at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships. Copello represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Despite being a front runner, he only reached eighth place in Group A (thirteenth place overall) with a jump of 17.09 metres (56.1 ft).[3]
He won the gold at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships and set a championship record of 17.33 m.[4] Copello won a bronze medal in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin with a jump of 17.36 metres (57.0 ft) on 18 August 2009, displacing Leevan Sands and only bested by Phillips Idowu and Nelson Évora.[5]
On 30 March 2017, he officially switched his allegiance to Azerbaijan.[6]
Personal bests
editCopello's best indoor jump is 17.24 metres (56.6 ft) in Lievin on 5 March 2010, and his best legal outdoor jump is 17.68 metres (58.0 ft) in Avila on 17 July 2011.[7] For comparison, the world record is 18.29 metres (60.0 ft).
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Cuba | |||||
| 2005 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.57 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | Triple Jump | 17.09 m w (wind: +2.6 m/s) | |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | Triple Jump | 16.85 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | Triple Jump | 16.91 m (wind: -2.1 m/s) |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 13th (q) | Triple Jump | 17.09 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 2009 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | Triple jump | 17.69 m (wind: +3.9 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 1st | Triple Jump | 17.33 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | Triple Jump | 17.36 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 1st | Triple Jump | 17.28 m (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 4th | Triple Jump | 17.47 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1st | Triple Jump | 17.21 m (wind: -1.3 m/s) | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 7th | Triple Jump | 16.92 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Triple Jump | 16.92 m (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
| Representing Azerbaijan | |||||
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.90 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 5th | Triple jump | 17.16 m | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th | Triple jump | 17.17 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.93 m | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th | Triple jump | 17.10 m |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.04 m |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.40 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | – | Triple jump | NM | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | Triple jump | NM |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 13th (q) | Triple jump | 16.44 m |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alexis Copello". sports-reference.com. 2009. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ^ "149 Cubans qualify for Olympics", Xinhua, June 5, 2008
- ^ "Alexis Copello Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall – CAC Champs Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- ^ "Cuban Triple Jumper Wins Bronze in Berlin". Cuban News Agency CUBA (ACN). 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Transfers of allegiance – 2017 – as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter
- ^ "iaaf.org – Athletes – Copello Alexis Biography". IAAF. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
External links
edit- Alexis Copello at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexis Copello". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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