Melvin Raffin

Melvin Raffin
Personal information
Born (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 26)
Bourg-la-Reine, France[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
ClubEntente Nîmes Athlétisme[2]
Coached byLaurence Bily
Teddy Tamgho

Melvin Raffin (born 9 August 1998 in Bourg-la-Reine) is a French athlete specialising in the triple jump.[3]

Career

Raffin represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. Additionally, he won bronze medals at the 2016 World U20 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 16.85 metres outdoors (+0.6 m/s, Montgeron 2017) and 17.20 metres indoors (Belgrade 2017).[4] He is the current world junior record holder indoors.

Personal life

Born in mainland France, Raffin is of Martiniquais descent.[5]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 11th Triple jump 14.61 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd Triple jump 16.37 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 5th Triple jump 16.92 m
European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd Triple jump 16.82 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 24th (q) Triple jump 16.18 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 14th (q) Triple jump 15.29 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th (q) Triple jump 16.83 m1
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th Triple jump 16.68 m

1No mark in the final

References

  1. ^ "Melvin Raffin". bases.athle.com (in French). Fédération française d'athlétisme. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Melvin Raffin". European-Athletics.org. European Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Melvin Raffin". IAAF.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Melvin Raffin". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Championnats d'Europe en salle : les athlètes ultramarins et afro-français de la sélection française".


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