Alexis Copello

Copello at the 2011 World Championships Athletics in Daegu.
Personal information
Full name	Alexis Copello Sánchez [1]
Citizenship	Cuba (birth), Azerbaijan (24 April 2017)[citation needed]
Born	(1985-08-12) August 12, 1985 (age 39) Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height	1.85 m (6.1 ft) (2007)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb) (2007)
Sport
Country	Cuba (until 2017)  Azerbaijan (after 2017)
Sport	Triple jumper
Achievements and titles
Personal best	17.68 metres (58.0 ft)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Cuba World Championships 2009 Berlin Triple jump Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Triple jump Continental Cup 2010 Split Triple jump Representing  Azerbaijan European Championships 2018 Berlin Triple jump European Indoor Championships 2021 Toruń Triple jump
Updated on 21 June 2013

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).

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]

Copello'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).

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

• Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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• Alexis Copello at World Athletics
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